Maycee Barber is on a win streak once more and she or he expects the nice occasions to proceed to roll.
Lower than a month away from her twenty fourth birthday, Barber was victorious at UFC Vegas 52 on Saturday, incomes a convincing unanimous determination win over Montana De La Rosa. She has now gained two straight since struggling back-to-back losses to Alexa Grasso and Roxanne Modafferi, and she or he spoke to the media backstage at UFC APEX in Las Vegas concerning the latest adversity she’s needed to overcome.
“I really feel like that was one thing that I’ve at all times had that fireplace in me,” Barber mentioned. I’ve at all times needed to be like I’m gonna exit right here and dominate, end, and beat these ladies up and stroll by means of and wreck them. Clearly, tearing my leg and tearing my ACL after which taking a loss, typically your gentle will get dim somewhat bit. However you recognize, my mother despatched me a submit, she’s like, ‘When it will get darkish, that’s when stars shine the brightest.’
“So I undoubtedly acquired to reignite that gentle and let it shine tonight and yeah, the previous me it by no means left, it was just a bit bit hidden, however it’s undoubtedly beginning to shine by means of much more now.”
What made Barber’s efficiency on Saturday much more vital is the truth that her win over Miranda Maverick final July was extremely controversial, with fighters and media questioning the judges’ decision.
Barber was requested how she offers with exterior negativity and she or he pointed to her expertise as a prospect that was placed on a quick monitor to the UFC.
“I do know I’m gonna be one of the best on this planet,” Barber mentioned. “It’s simply typically issues get somewhat bit tougher. I’m not previous, I’m 23, so I grew up within the UFC mainly. That is my thirteenth battle. I had one newbie battle after which I went to professional and my entire aim was to get to the UFC so I knew that going by means of LFA and going by means of the Contender Sequence was to get to the UFC, so it was placing a bunch of strain on myself.
“Actually, as quickly as I acquired to the UFC, that was my first-ever harm, that was my first-ever loss, my first-ever concussion, so I needed to be taught all of that on the largest stage in your complete world.”
Barber used to frequently boast that she could be the youngest champion in UFC historical past, a aim that’s now out of attain, however she has no regrets concerning the first impression she made with the followers.
“No, I might not return and alter something about who I’m,” Barber mentioned. “I’m nonetheless the identical person who walked in that means, I’m nonetheless the identical person who’s gonna proceed to do this. I consider in myself.
“I do know I’m gonna be a champion, I do know I’m gonna wreck these ladies, and it’s simply taking the time to work by means of the entire issues and studying all of the methods that I must be taught, however on the finish of the day I do know that I can battle and I do know that I’ve the center of a champion and I’m gonna beat all of those ladies.”
