Patrick Joseph “Pat” Barry is popular as Pat Barry and was born on July 7, 1979 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. He holds the citizenship of United States and is of mixed ethnicity. Professionally, he is an American kickboxer and a former MMA fighter who competes in the Heavyweight division. He is best known for his devastating and low kicks. He is the fighter who has won numerous championships and titles from his college years. He was the no.1 contender for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He spent the majority of his years at UFC (2008-2013). Pat Barry retired as an MMA fighter in late 2013.
Pat Barry was born in the military family. He was born to a father of European descent and African-American mother. His father has bilingual elementary schools around the world. Until the age of six, he was raised in Bogota, Colombia. When his father died with cancer disease, he moved to New Orleans and stayed with mother, younger brother and older sister. Before being a professional MMA fighter, he worked as a Pizza delivery boy.
Pat Barry made his professional debut on November 2, 2002. He excelled at the U.S Open International Martial Arts Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada. He played outstandingly and won the Sanda Kungfu Federation (SKF) United States Heavyweight Championships over Robert Parham. From 2005 to 2007, he took a part in K-1. On Dec 27, 2008, Pat Barry made his debut at UFC. He fought against Evensen at UFC 92. He won the fight via TKO. On October 1, 2011, he lost the fight against the tallest fighter in the UFC named Stefan Struve. On January 28, 2014, he announced retirement from MMA via Twitter.
Pat Barry is currently engaged with Rose Namajunas. She is an American mixed martial arts who is competing in the Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He met his girlfriend at the fighting event in the United States. Then after some meeting, they fell in love with each other. Currently, they are extremely happy in their relationship and they do not seem like ending their relationship in the future as well. Sooner, he will get tied in marital relation with Rose Namajunas. Pat Barry is very close to his mother. He stated his three heroes in his life are his mother, Mike Tyson and Sagat (Thai boxer from Street Fighter Video Games. He lost his grandmother in Hurricane Katrina. He is a close friend to Mirko Filipovic. He is being paid for endorsements and ads as well.
Pat Barry has a great personality and a physical appearance to endeavor it. He has a good height of 5 feet and 11 inch, which is around 1.80m. His body weight is around 105 kg. He has gathered fortune amount of salary. Until now, he has not revealed about his net worth. More recent updates and news about him can be taken from Twitter and Wiki.
