Barrington Patterson

Barrington Renford Patterson (25 August 1965 – 22 March 2022) was an English kickboxer and mixed martial artist. At , he competed in the super heavyweight division and once fought for a world International Kickboxing Federation Kickboxing Championship.

Biography As a child Patterson was blinded in one eye through an accident, when his sister threw a can at him. This later earned him the name "One Eye Baz". In the early years of his life while growing up in the tough streets of Handsworth, Birmingham, Patterson adopted a criminal lifestyle with an addiction to violence; this was during the early 1980s, when relationships between ethnic communities in the inner cities and the police force were tense. Patterson was involved in the 1980s Handsworth riots as a looter.

In 2006, Patterson was featured in the television documentary The Real Football Factories, broadcast on Bravo. In 2008 a full episode of Danny Dyer's Deadliest men series was based on Patterson's life around Coventry, hosted by British actor Danny Dyer, in which he described Patterson as one of the most intimidating individuals he had ever met.

After retiring, Patterson continued training himself and coaching others, including German MMA fighter Nordin Asrih and members of the Team Pride Gym of Germany, as well as former England Test cricketer, Ian Bell.

Kickboxing During his active years as a professional kickboxer Patterson achieved many awards for fighting all across the globe, including Japan and the USA. Patterson fought Dennis Alexio for the VACANT International Kickboxing Federation (IKF) World title in 1997, but lost by KO. Within his career of over 60 fights, notable opponents Patterson has fought against include former heavyweight WBC boxing world champion Vitali Klitschko and Dennis Alexio.

Mixed martial arts In October 1999, Patterson made his debut in mixed martial arts (MMA) at an It's Showtime event.

In 2005, at the Cage Warriors Fighting Championship event at Coventry's SkyDome Arena Patterson fought Marc Emmanuel and was defeated in the first round. The result outraged the crowd, which was rumoured to include his fellow Zulu warrior members,

After a total of seven fights, Patterson announced that he would retire, although he would do one last MMA bout, which was to take place in Rotterdam, Holland, at the "KOE - Tough was Not Enough" event on 5 October 2008 against Dutch and former pride fighter Bob Schrijber. Patterson won the fight after a judges' decision result, winning the W.I.P.U. "King of the Ring" veterans' title.

Death Patterson died of a heart attack on 22 March 2022, at the age of 56.

Titles MMA

2008 W.I.P.U. "King of the Ring" MMA Veterans title +103 kg

Kickboxing

1996 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro Bronze +91 kg (Full-Contact)

Mixed martial arts record Win

Bob Schrijber Decision (unanimous)

Rotterdam, Netherlands Wins W.I.P.U. "King of the Ring" MMA veterans title +103 kg Loss

Marc Emmanuel KO (punch)

Coventry, England Loss

Dave Dalgliesh KO It's Showtime 2004 Amsterdam

Amsterdam, Netherlands Loss

Dick Vrij KO (punch) It's Showtime 2003 Amsterdam

Amsterdam, Netherlands Loss

Joop Kasteel Submission (side choke) It's Showtime – As Usual / Battle Time

Haarlem, Netherlands Win

Hans Nijman KO (punches) It's Showtime - Original

Haarlem, Netherlands Win

Stanislav Nuschik Submission (smother choke) It's Showtime - Exclusive

Haarlem, Netherlands Win

Sander MacKilljan KO (punch) It's Showtime - It's Showtime

Haarlem, Netherlands