The UFC lightweight contender was dominated by rising star Kevin Lee in the UFC Fight Night 128 main event on Saturday night in Atlantic City, New Jersey, just months after getting ragdolled by current 155-pound champ Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Lee, a strong wrestler who missed weight Friday morning, took the Brazilian down early in the first round — and that was essentially the story of the fight. “The Motown Phenom” mauled Barboza from top control with vicious ground-and-pound, turning his face to mush. Lee did an excellent job of getting Barboza down and, of course, keeping him down.