Maycee Barber wants revenge against the current Flyweight champion
Barber picked up an impressive win at UFC Jacksonville last night (Sat., June 24, 2023) when she battered and then finished Amanda Ribas from inside VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. in the second round via TKO (watch highlights). It was Barber’s first finish since 2019 when she knocked out Gillian Robertson (remember it here). The TKO finish also earned her a $50,000 bonus.
“The Future” is now on a five-fight win streak since suffering a two-fight skid. With her being on a winning streak, she had a name ready to go for a next opponent … none other than the current Flyweight champion Alexa Grasso.
“I’ve been saying it time and time again, you know, whether Alexa wins against Valentina [Shevchenko] or not, I do want that rematch,” Barber told the media during the post-fight press conference (watch here). So we’ll see. You know, that would be ideal. But we’ll see. I’m gonna go back and talk to Hunter [Campbell] and Mick [Maynard] and the team to figure it out.”
The pair of fighters collided back in 2021 at UFC 258, but it was a pretty uneventful fight that saw Barber get outclassed until the third round, when she finally started to get going. Grasso won the fight via unanimous decision and has since become champion.
Barber says she has evolved since that fight, so she demands a rematch at some point.
“I’ve evolved so much since that fight, and that’s why I want to get the rematch. Whether she’s the champ or not, I definitely want that rematch because I have evolved as a fighter, and I love the spot that I’m in,” Barber said during her UFC Jacksonville media day interview. “The only way I get to a rematch is by continuing to progress and continuing to put on performances and go out and show the world what I’m capable of.”
While her TKO win against Ribas was excellent and proved that she is evolving, Barber will most likely have to fight another top contender before the Grasson rematch.
What say you, Maniacs? Who should Barber fight next?
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