In the co-main event of Metamoris 4, the heavyweight title is on the line as Dean Lister takes on UFC and Pride veteran Josh Barnett.
Lister has never been submitted in any grappling competition, but he will the dangerous and much bigger catch-wrestler and BJJ black belt, Josh Barnett. This will be a twenty minute submission only fight.
In a recent interview, Barnett has stated that he would be wearing wrestling shoes when facing the dangerous footlocker Lister. It’s an interesting choice as shoes can be a big disadvantage when defending footlocks.
Barnett is currently training with Renato Babalu Sobral, who is the last man to have faced Lister.
Sobral and Lister fought to a draw at Metamoris 3 in a back and forth 20 minute battle.
For Sobral, training with Barnett has double purpose as he will be facing UFC fighter and BJJ black belt Tom DeBlass in a ADCC North American super fight at the MMA World Expo on July 26th.
Babalu said on his Facebook about the training sessions:
Working hard!!!!
With my friend forever Josh Barnett at Calvary Chapel best coach Jacob Harman. OSS
