Maycee Barber To Erin Blanchfield: “Why Would I Fight You?”

Maycee Barber is not looking to accept Erin Blanchfield’s callout at this time. UFC flyweight Maycee Barber is coming off one of the biggest wins of her career. Earlier this month, Barber took down the number ten ranked Jessica Eye at UFC 276. Wi…

Maycee Barber is not looking to accept Erin Blanchfield’s callout at this time. UFC flyweight Maycee Barber is coming off one of the biggest wins of her career. Earlier this month, Barber took down the number ten ranked Jessica Eye at UFC 276. With the win, Barber took Eye’s top ten ranking and is now…

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Maycee Barber: Valentina Shevchenko Is Being Exposed

Maycee Barber thinks Champion Valentina Shevchenko has been exposed. Fresh off her big win over Jessica Eye at UFC 276, Maycee Barber is looking to what could be lying ahead for the young upcoming star. Barber, at 24 years old, is moving her way up the…

Maycee Barber thinks Champion Valentina Shevchenko has been exposed. Fresh off her big win over Jessica Eye at UFC 276, Maycee Barber is looking to what could be lying ahead for the young upcoming star. Barber, at 24 years old, is moving her way up the flyweight rankings. Before the fight with Eye, Barber was…

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MMA World Reacts To Maycee Barber’s UFC 276 Win, Eye’s Retirement

UFC flyweight contender Maycee Barber earned her third straight victory over the veteran Jessica Eye at UFC 276. Barber used her clinch work to stifle Eye’s advances from beginning to end. She also showed a clear speed advantage with her stand-up…

UFC flyweight contender Maycee Barber earned her third straight victory over the veteran Jessica Eye at UFC 276. Barber used her clinch work to stifle Eye’s advances from beginning to end. She also showed a clear speed advantage with her stand-up and kept Eye at range. After three rounds of action, Barber earned a unanimous…

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Maycee Barber Won’t Concede Eye Is The “More Experienced Fighter”

UFC flyweight prospect Maycee Barber refuses to give Jessica Eye the nod when it comes to fighting experience in the cage. Barber and Eye will face off on the UFC 276 prelims tonight. It is a massive test for Barber as she makes her way up the flyweigh…

UFC flyweight prospect Maycee Barber refuses to give Jessica Eye the nod when it comes to fighting experience in the cage. Barber and Eye will face off on the UFC 276 prelims tonight. It is a massive test for Barber as she makes her way up the flyweight division and towards the title conversation. At…

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Barber Still Aims To Be Youngest Female Champion In UFC History

Maycee Barber entered the UFC with high expectations for her career, and she’s not about to let recent setbacks alter those plans too significantly. The 24-year-old flyweight once aimed to break Jon Jones’s record as the youngest champion in UFC history. Unfortunately, back-to-back losses against Roxanne Modafferi and Alexa Grasso as well as injury trouble…

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Maycee Barber entered the UFC with high expectations for her career, and she’s not about to let recent setbacks alter those plans too significantly.

The 24-year-old flyweight once aimed to break Jon Jones’s record as the youngest champion in UFC history. Unfortunately, back-to-back losses against Roxanne Modafferi and Alexa Grasso as well as injury trouble in 2021 derailed those hopes.

Speaking to The Schmo after a training session at Team Alpha Male, Barber outlined a slightly-altered goal for her career.

“I might not be the youngest champion ever, but I can definitely be the youngest female champion,” Barber told The Schmo. “That’s another goal of mine, that’s another plan. Right now, it’s fighting Jessica Eye, beating her up, getting a finish, getting a win. And then moving forward and taking on the next one.”

Barber called out Jessica Eye after her win over Montana De La Rosa. (Zuffa LLC)

“The Future” is set to meet longtime UFC veteran Jessica Eye at UFC 276 after Eye’s original opponent Casey O’Neill pulled out. A victory over Eye would give Barber 3-straight wins and potentially allow her to regain a top spot in the women’s flyweight rankings.

“I feel like [Eye] and Jojo (Wood) are both the gatekeepers of the sport. I mean they’re obviously really good fighters, but at the same time they’ve stuck around in the Top 10 for quite some time. And I was there for a little while, got injured, and now I’m back and I wanna break into the Top 10. So I feel like fighting Jessica is a perfect matchup for me and is a perfect spot for me to start working my way up into the Top 10.”

While Barber missed out on surpassing Jon Jones’s title reign at age 23, the 24-year-old still has a chance to beat Rose Namajunas as the youngest female champion in UFC history. Namajunas first won the UFC strawweight title in 2017 at age 25.

What do you think of Barber’s plan? Does she have a chance to become the youngest female champion in UFC history?

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Maycee Barber Confident UFC Will Correctly Build Her As A Big Star

Maycee Barber knows the UFC is on the hunt for its next big star, and she firmly believes she could be exactly that for the promotion. Barber improved to a two-fight win-streak this past weekend (Sat. April, 23, 2022) at UFC Vegas 52, taking out Montana De La Rosa via unanimous decision. This is quite…

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Maycee Barber knows the UFC is on the hunt for its next big star, and she firmly believes she could be exactly that for the promotion.

Barber improved to a two-fight win-streak this past weekend (Sat. April, 23, 2022) at UFC Vegas 52, taking out Montana De La Rosa via unanimous decision. This is quite the improvement for Barber, who was previously on a two-fight losing streak, the first losses of her career, back in February with a decision loss to Alexa Grasso.

Prior to her loss to Grasso, Barber suffered a unanimous decision loss to Roxanne Modafferi. However, in the midst of her fight with Modafferi, Barber injured her knee, which would sideline her for over a year before making her Octagon return against Grasso this past February. Now, back to her winning ways, the 23-year-old is on the hunt for a shot at the women’s flyweight championship.

Maycee Barber, 21, Determined to Become Youngest UFC Champion
Maycee Barber

Speaking to the press in Vegas shortly after her victory over De La Rosa, Barber touched on her star-power potential for the UFC as she continues to move forward in her mixed martial arts (MMA) career. “The Future” mentioned that she firmly believes it’s in the promotion’s best interest to build her up as their next big star.

“I feel like what’s better for [the UFC] is for me to continue to be successful,” Barber said. “They’re trying to build someone up, and I’m gonna be someone they’re building up….I know I have a team behind me, people that are gonna help me answer when that opponent comes, but at the same time, like I said, they’ve never given me something I can’t handle. There is a plan on how to build someone: build a career, build a star, and that’s me.”

There’s no doubt that the UFC is currently searching for young, new stars — hoping to land their next Conor McGregor or Ronda Rousey. However, does Maycee Barber have what it takes to pick up that mantle run with it? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

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