Chris Barnett to Face Mohammed Usman at UFC Event on March 23

Heavyweight fan favorite Chris Barnett is set to return to action on March 23.

Barnett will take on former ”Ultimate Fighter” winner Mohammed Usman (10-2) at a UFC Fight Night event at the promotion’s Apex facility in Las Vegas. The matchup was announced by multiple outlets and confirmed by both fighters on social media.

One of the most entertaining fighters on the heavyweight roster, Barnett has scored 18 of his 23 career wins via knockout. However, “Beastboy” is equally loved for his post-fight dance celebrations, where he busts gravity-defying moves without inhibition. Barnett has gone 2-2 since his UFC debut in 2020 and hasn’t fought since a technical knockout win over Jake Collier at UFC 279 in September 2022.

Meanwhile, Usman is the brother of former Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight king Kamaru Usman. “Motor” earned his contract by winning “TUF 30” in 2022 in the heavyweight category. Usman is currently on a three-fight winning streak within the Las Vegas-based promotion.

The Fight Night event will be headlined by a women's flyweight meeting between former two-time strawweight champion Rose Namjunas and Amanda Ribas. Other matchups on the card include Julian Erosa vs. Ricardo Ramos and Davey Grant vs. Cody Gibson.