Filed under: News , UFC With the job uncertainty that comes with a UFC contract, Francimar Barroso is simply happy to have a spot on Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 107 card. Things started off well enough for the 37-year-old Brazilian, who picked up a few regional-show titles, signed with the UFC, and won three of his first fights, including decision victories over Ryan Jimmo and Elvis Mutapcic. However, he then suffered a submission loss to Nikita Krylov in May, and then in November in his home country, he suffered an accidental (and initially unnoticed) head-butt, and Barroso (18-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC) was declared a 94-second TKO loser to fellow light heavyweight Darren Stewart (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC). “When the head-butt happened, I was groggy, but I was able to communicate what happened,” he told MMAjunkie. “The referee did nothing to halt the fight.
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