Pat Barry (fighter)

Patrick Joseph Pat Barry is an American kickboxer and former mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division. Known for his devastating kicks, and his low kicks in particular, Barry began practicing Sanshou while a college student and won numerous titles at domestic and international level before joining K1 in 2005 where he competed for two years, mostly as a participant on the promotions North American events. In 2008, he embarked on a career in MMA, winning his first three fights by knockout before signing a contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship and competing in the promotion for the next five years as a Heavyweight, compiling a 57 record with only one of the matches going the distance. Barry retired from MMA in late 2013 and returned to kickboxing the following year, joining Glory.

Barry was born in New Orleans, Louisiana to a CaucasianAmerican military veteran father and AfricanAmerican mother. Barrys parents opened bilingual elementary schools around the world and as a result Barry was raised in Bogota, Colombia until the age of six. When his father died from cancer, he moved back to New Orleans with his mother, older sister and younger brother. Although he did not start training in martial arts until the age of 21, Barry grew up a fan of ninjas, the Street Fighter video games and JeanClaude Van Damme films and often watched K1 kickboxing in his youth. He worked as a pizza delivery man prior to his career in professional fight sports.

Source: Wikipedia