Maycee Barber: I told Dana White I’ll be bigger than both Ronda Rousey and Conor McGregor

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The UFC is not that coy about their more bannered superstars, fighters who are guaranteed to sell out arenas put on record-breaking numbers. Among this almost exclusive list are the likes of Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey, arguably the two biggest names among the rest.

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One fighter who already aspires to equal and even eclipse the star power of the two aforementioned is 20-year-old strawweight Maycee Barber, who is still riding on a confidence high after her impressive UFC debut against Hannah Cifers last November.

“I told (Dana White) that I was gonna be as big, if not bigger than Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey and all of the stars he has. And I am one of his next big stars,” she told MMA Fighting. “There aren’t very many right now, especially females. And I fit that perfectly.

“Just in terms of the person I want to portray in terms of the sport, I feel like I could fill that.”

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Barber is, in fact, drawing inspiration from McGregor, particularly about being the best at your chosen endeavor.

“Conor McGregor did it right. If he’s gonna fight, if he’s gonna be a public figure, he might as well be the best one he can possibly be,” Barber said. “And he’s doing it, right? Why would I be any different?”

Barber (6-0, with 5 wins by stoppage) is scheduled to face J.J. Aldrich on March 23^rd in Nashville.