Martin Kampmann vs Alexandre Barros UFC 93 fight possible Jan. 17

by MMAmania.com on Dec 7, 2008 12:01 PM EST

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Former top middleweight contender Martin Kampmann (13-2) could make his welterweight debut against Octagon newcomer Alexandre Barros (13-5) at UFC 93: "Franklin vs. Henderson" at The O2 in Dublin, Ireland, on January 17, acoording to MMA Insider Blog.

The "Hitman" recently had his nine-fight win streak snapped after getting wrecked by Nate Marquardt in short order via bruising first round technical knockout at UFC 88: "Breakthrough" back in September. It was apparently a wake up call for the Danish kickboxer that perhaps he is better suited to compete in a division 15 pounds lighter.

This will mark the first time ever that Kampmann will compete at 170 pounds. And if he is able to adjust and perform well he could facing some top competition in the category sooner rather than later.

His possible opponent, Barros, is currently enjoying a streak of nine consecutive victories. In fact, the Brazilian product has not dropped a bout since 2004. He is coming off a unanimous decision win over Udi Lima at Watch Out Combat Show 2 in September.

Barros -- who has been competing in professional mixed martial arts since 1999 -- has a notable loss (unanimous decision) to former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes back in 2000 at World Extreme Fighting show in Indiana.

UFC 93 features the highly anticipated light heavyweight clash between former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin and former Pride FC dual welterweight and middleweight champion Dan Henderson.

In the co main event of the pay-per-view (PPV) event, Mauricio "Shogun" Rua will rematch the most recent UFC Hall of Fame inductee, former UFC heavyweight champion and 2000 Pride FC Open Weight Champion, Mark Coleman.

To check out the latest UFC 93 fight card and rumors click here.

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big fan of kampann’s. cant wait to see him fight at his more natuaral weight of 170. sounds like a good fight with barros.

by b.w. on Dec 7, 2008 12:25 PM EST reply actions

yeah im glad kampmann is fighting top competition right off the bat… lol

by brendan on Dec 7, 2008 1:32 PM EST up reply actions

Man, Barros is so old school. I think i’ve seen in old IVC vids. Good to see those guys aren’t completely gone.

by NameNotRequired on Dec 7, 2008 3:35 PM EST up reply actions

Down the line, I would love to see Kampman vs. Alves

by john on Dec 7, 2008 4:47 PM EST up reply actions

really wanted to see him fight diego…guess that’s not gonna happen now

by Crowls on Dec 7, 2008 7:08 PM EST up reply actions

Good to see Martin at WWs! That new comer is gonna get his ass handed to him!

by pamirec on Dec 7, 2008 12:25 PM EST reply actions

Good to see Martin at WWs! That new comer is gonna get mauled.

by pamirec on Dec 7, 2008 12:25 PM EST reply actions

Lame. I really wanted to see Kampman fight someone a little higher up on the latter.

by DB on Dec 7, 2008 12:31 PM EST reply actions

but he was out for a year and came back and got handled. I understand this fight against an opponent he just dominate. needs to get back into the swing of things.

by Amos on Dec 7, 2008 1:15 PM EST reply actions

He came back against Jorge Rivera and won and I thought the fight with Marquardt was going to be competitive. It’s definitely a good move dropping to WW. I saw Martin in person and was surprised at how small he actually is for MW. WW will suit him perfectly. Loads of fascinating matchups at WW.

by RobH86 on Dec 7, 2008 3:14 PM EST up reply actions

I agree that WW is a much better weight class for him than MW. In his fight against Marquardt he as clearly giving away a lot of size and strength, I think his frame is much better suited for the WW division. A fight between him and Swick could be really exciting down the road. And I think it’s smart of the UFC to not put him up against a guy he should beat pretty convincingly in his WW debut so he has a chance to adjust to the weight cut.

by GregC on Dec 7, 2008 3:41 PM EST up reply actions