Joshua Lawrence Barnett (born November 10, 1977) is an American mixed martial artist , submission grappler , professional wrestler and color commentator currently signed to Bellator MMA , where he is expected to compete in their Heavyweight division. Barnett previously competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was the youngest ever UFC Heavyweight Champion . In 2003, Barnett won the King of Pancrase Openweight Championship and was a finalist in both the 2006 PRIDE Openweight Grand Prix and the 2012 Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship Grand Prix . He has also competed in Affliction , World Victory Road , DREAM and Impact FC . [7] In Brazilian jiu-jitsu , Barnett was the World No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Champion in 2009 and won the inaugural Metamoris Heavyweight Championship in 2014. [8] As a professional wrestler, Barnett made his in-ring debut in 2003 in the main event of New Japan Pro-Wrestling 's annual January 4 Tokyo Dome
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