UFC Fight Night 108 results: Bryan Barberena draws Joe Proctor into brawl, wins by TKO

NASHVILLE – It didn’t take long for Bryan Barberena to draw Joe Proctor into a brawl.

And once he did, it was the powerful right hand of Barberena (13-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) that struck hardest, staggering Proctor (11-5 MMA, 4-4 UFC) against the fence and leading to a TKO finish moments later, halting the bout at the 3:30 mark of Round 1.

The lightweight bout was part of the preliminary card of today’s UFC Fight Night 108 event at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. It streamed on UFC Fight Pass ahead of additional prelims on FS2 and a main card on FS1.

Barberena initially took his time settling into this fight, opting to circle away from Proctor with his back to the fence. But once Barberena started coming forward behind strong leg kicks, he soon found himself in some fierce exchanges with Proctor as both men took turns firing off punches and then posing with their arms out to bait one another.

That proved to be a better idea for Barberena than it was for Proctor. With Proctor caught momentarily flat-footed, Barberena looped in a strong and sneaky right hand that stunned Proctor, taking his legs out from under him and sending him reeling into the fence.

That was all the invitation Barberena needed to go on the attack, swarming Proctor with knees and punches until Proctor collapsed. From there, Barberena moved into mount with a few last strikes to finish it off, before referee Dan Miragliotta decided he’d seen enough.

The victory gets Barberena back in the win column for the first time since his decision loss to Colby Covington in December. Proctor has now lost two straight, and three of his last four.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 108 results include:

• Bryan Barberena def. Joe Proctor via TKO (knees, punches) – Round 1, 3:30
• Hector Sandoval def. Matt Schnell via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 4:24

For complete coverage UFC Fight Night 108, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

(MMAjunkie’s John Morgan and Dann Stupp contributed to this report on site in Nashville.)