Maycee Barber is on a roll at 125 pounds.
On the prelims of UFC 299 at Kaseya Center in Miami, Barber (14-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) defeated former title challenger Katlyn Cerminara (18-6 MMA, 11-6 UFC) by unanimous decision in their flyweight bout, notching her sixth straight win.
Breaking into the Top 5! 💥
🔮 @MayceeBarber chalking up yet another win in a big showcase! #UFC299 pic.twitter.com/6OXF5HIXS3
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In Round 1, Barber came out throwing heavy punches, forcing Cerminara to clinch. Cerminara landed a brief takedown, but Barber immediately popped back up. Cerminara shot for a takedown, but Barber made her pay by sprawling and landing some big punches. They clinched against the cage again, as Cerminara worked for a takedown. Barber landed a big left hook on the break, but they went back to the clinch to end the round.
Barber pressed forward to kick off Round 2. Cerminara landed a nice kick up the middle, followed by a counter right. Cerminara started to outland Barber, mixing things up to the body. Barber clinched and pressed Cerminara to the cage. She was able to land a brief takedown, but Cerminara worked her way up. Both fighters continued reversing positions in the clinch, until Barber closed out the round with another takedown.
Barber got over aggressive to start Round 3, as Cerminara capitalized with a takedown. Both fighters clinched again, but Barber landed a big right on the exit, followed by a combination. The fight continued in the clinch. Barber got Cerminara down, but Cerminara used a leg lock attempt to get back up. They closed out the fight with some dirty boxing as Barber outworked Cerminara for the decision win.
With the win, Barber tied Erin Blanchfield and Manon Fiorot for the longest active winning streak in the women’s flyweight division.
Up-to-the-minute UFC 299 results include:
- Maycee Barber def. Katlyn Cerminara via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Mateusz Gamrot def. Rafael dos Anjos via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
- Philipe Lins def. Ion Cutelaba via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Michel Pereira def. Michal Oleksiejczuk via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 1:01
- Robelis Despaigne def. Josh Parisian via KO (punch) – Round 1, 0:18
- Asu Almabaev def. CJ Vergara via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Joanne Wood def. Maryna Moroz via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
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