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Miranda Maverick Replaces Barber, Faces Erin Blanchfield At UFC 269

Following Maycee Barber’s withdrawal, Miranda Maverick will now be facing the 7-1 Erin Blanchfield at UFC 269 as revealed by MMA reporter Nolan King on Monday.

This slot on the card was originally intended to be filled by Maycee Barber facing Mont…

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Following Maycee Barber’s withdrawal, Miranda Maverick will now be facing the 7-1 Erin Blanchfield at UFC 269 as revealed by MMA reporter Nolan King on Monday.

This slot on the card was originally intended to be filled by Maycee Barber facing Montana De La Rosa. After De La Rosa had to pull out, Blanchfield was picked as the short-notice replacement. Now, Maverick has stepped up to replace Barber.

Though Barber vs. Blanchfield had become the plan, an overwhelming number of people believe Maverick was the rightful winner of her bout against Barber at July’s UFC on ESPN: Sandhagaen vs. Dillashaw event. Aside from that controversial loss, Maverick has won her last five UFC bouts. She is currently 2-1 in the promotion.

Her opponent, Erin Blanchfield, is a 22-year-old upstart, who is only two years younger than the 24-year-old Maverick. Blanchfield is currently riding a four-fight winning streak and made a successful UFC debut in September when topping Sarah Alpar.

With this change, here is the updated lineup for UFC 269 on December 11:

  • Lightweight Championship Bout: Charles Oliveira (c) vs. Dustin Poirier
  • Women’s Bantamweight Championship Bout: Amanda Nunes (c) vs. Julianna Peña 
  • Leon Edwards vs. Jorge Masvidal
  • Pedro Munhoz vs. Dominick Cruz
  • Cody Garbrandt vs. Kai Kara-France
  • Sean O’ Malley vs. Raulian Paiva 
  • Geoff Neal vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
  • Ryan Hall vs. Darrick Miner
  • Alex Perez vs. Matt Schnell
  • Josh Emmett vs. Dan Ige
  • Miranda Maverick vs. Erin Blanchfield
  • Dricus Du Plessis vs. Andre Muniz
  • Gillian Robertson vs. Priscila Cachoeira
  • Randy Costa vs. Tony Kelley
  • Bruno Silva vs. Jordan Wright

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Miranda Maverick Implies Barber Won Fight Because Of Favoritism

UFC women’s flyweight Miranda Maverick has suggested favoritism and hype played a part in her decision defeat against Maycee Barber. The fight, which took place on the main card of UFC Vegas 32 last month, saw Maverick largely control the opening…

UFC women’s flyweight Miranda Maverick has suggested favoritism and hype played a part in her decision defeat against Maycee Barber. The fight, which took place on the main card of UFC Vegas 32 last month, saw Maverick largely control the opening two rounds. Despite a strong third frame from Barber, most fans and pundits scored […]

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Miranda Maverick Releases Statement Following Shocking Split Decision Defeat To Maycee Barber

MaverickMiranda Maverick remained gracious in defeat. Maverick suffered a shocking split decision defeat to Maycee Barber on the UFC Vegas 32 main card last night. That was despite virtually every observer scoring the first two rounds in her favor. Unfortunately for Maverick, two of the three judges scored it differently. And on a night of […]

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Miranda Maverick remained gracious in defeat.

Maverick suffered a shocking split decision defeat to Maycee Barber on the UFC Vegas 32 main card last night. That was despite virtually every observer scoring the first two rounds in her favor.

Unfortunately for Maverick, two of the three judges scored it differently. And on a night of poor and/or controversial judging, Maverick didn’t complain about the result.

Instead, she’s using it as motivation to return even stronger.

“Only those who have been here know how much this hurts to post. I lost… no if, ands, or buts.
I did not do enough and remained too inactive in the 3rd round, among other things. I’ll be back better every time working on various skills.

“I do not know the will of God, but I accept it graciously. Congrats to @mayceebarber. Hold my spot. I have a feeling we’ll meet again soon. P.S. I thought my eyes were bad.”

She would add the following in another Instagram post.

“Thank you all for helping take the sting away. The setback hurts for sure but I’ve got a long way to go! My rise will be great. For now, I’ll just learn to stick my landing????”

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Maycee Barber Explains Why Judges Scored Maverick Fight For Her

Maycee Barber thinks she has a grasp on why the judges scored her UFC Vegas 32 bout against Miranda Maverick in her favor. When Bruce Buffer finished announcing the split-decision scorecard in favor of Maycee Barber and Herb Dean raised the winner&#821…

Maycee Barber thinks she has a grasp on why the judges scored her UFC Vegas 32 bout against Miranda Maverick in her favor. When Bruce Buffer finished announcing the split-decision scorecard in favor of Maycee Barber and Herb Dean raised the winner’s hand, there were many audience members watching at home who were stunned and […]

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Miranda Maverick Releases Statement After Controversial Loss To Barber

Miranda Maverick has released a statement following her controversial split-decision loss to Maycee Barber at UFC Vegas 32. Much to the shock and awe of many spectators at home and even color commentator and MMA legend Daniel Cormier, it was Maycee Bar…

Miranda Maverick has released a statement following her controversial split-decision loss to Maycee Barber at UFC Vegas 32. Much to the shock and awe of many spectators at home and even color commentator and MMA legend Daniel Cormier, it was Maycee Barber, not Miranda Maverick, who had her hand raised in this UFC Vegas 32 […]

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Maycee Barber: Miranda Maverick Is An Earlier Version Of Me

Maycee Barber is excited to share the Octagon with Miranda Maverick. This Saturday night (July 24), Barber will collide with Maverick. The bout will be featured on the main card of UFC Vegas 32. The action will be held inside the UFC Apex in Las Vegas….

Maycee Barber is excited to share the Octagon with Miranda Maverick. This Saturday night (July 24), Barber will collide with Maverick. The bout will be featured on the main card of UFC Vegas 32. The action will be held inside the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Barber has lost her last two bouts after going […]

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