Maycee Barber is coming to complete Erin Blanchfield.
After spending the final 12 months on the sidelines as a consequence of a sequence of health-related points, ‘The Future’ will step again contained in the Octagon this Saturday night time for her first UFC major occasion. Emanating from The APEX in Las Vegas, Barber will sq. off with Blanchfield, who’s coming off the largest win of her profession up to now.
Driving a six-fight win streak, Barber believes she’s on the cusp of incomes her first UFC title alternative, and she or he believes a decisive victory over ‘Chilly Blooded’ will push her into pole place
“I imagine that I ought to be subsequent in line for the belt with a dominant efficiency, a dominant end and placing my identify on the market and doing what I have to do,” Barber instructed reporters at Wednesday’s media day. “I feel this can be a excellent alternative for me to showcase my expertise and get a end and get a dominant win and proceed my win streak and put it at seven, and solidify my shot on the belt.”
Maycee Barber vows to complete Erin Blanchfield
Making her promotional debut all the best way again in 2018, Barber has put collectively a formidable string of victories, defeating the likes of Miranda Maverick, Amanda Ribas, and Katlyn Cerminara.
And whereas a win over Blanchfield will undoubtedly put her into the title dialog, Barber is aware of that skating by with a intently contended choice W will not be going to place her forward of somebody like Natalia Silva, who’s already holding sturdy because the flyweight division’s top-ranked contender following her spectacular efficiency towards ex-champion Alexa Grasso at UFC 315.
“My objective in each efficiency is for individuals to be like, ‘Rattling, she actually goes on the market and she or he goes for a end and she or he goes on the market to harm these ladies,’” Barber stated. “I feel that’s what makes me harmful. I don’t wish to simply go on the market and struggle these ladies and win. I don’t need only a choice win. I wish to go on the market and harm these ladies and ensure they know once they get carried out with a struggle with me, they by no means wish to struggle me once more.
“I feel Erin’s a one-dimensional fighter and I feel I’ve made that fairly identified. She has her grappling and she or he has her wrestling capability, however apart from that, I don’t suppose she’s an amazing striker. She’s not a finisher and she or he’s not a harmful fighter. She has some submission wins, however what makes me completely different from her is I am going on the market to harm you and I am going on the market to make you bleed. I feel that’s what’s going to be my benefit. I don’t care the place the struggle goes. Whether or not it’s standing or on the bottom, I’m going to complete Erin Blanchfield.”
