Ready to meet the latest UFC wunderkind? Her name is Maycee Barber, and she is “The Future”. The talented 20-year-old fighter has her eyes set on leaving behind a UFC legacy as the youngest and greatest strawweight champion we have ever seen.
Barber began martial arts at an early age as many do, but unlike others, she decided to turn her skills into a professional career of fighting. In an interview with Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Iole, Barber’s father acknowledged, “At that point, it was, ‘OK, the better we make her as a fighter, the less damage she’s going to take.