The upcoming UFC Denver card on July 13 will see a big shift to one in all its pivotal matchups.
Maycee Barber has been pressured to drop out of her scheduled bout in opposition to Rose Namajunas for undisclosed causes. In her place, Tracy Cortez is predicted to now conflict with Namajunas in a flyweight bout going down on the Ball Area in Denver.
A number of individuals with data of the promotion’s plans confirmed the information to MMA Preventing on Tuesday. Barber’s withdrawal was first reported by Alex Behunin on Twitter.
Whereas the scenario is an unlucky flip of occasions for Barber, it’s Cortez who now advantages after she was already scheduled to face Miranda Maverick at a separate UFC Struggle Night time card on July 20.
Now she’ll transfer up one week earlier with an opportunity to tackle a former champion in Namajunas. As for Maverick, she’s anticipated to remain on the July 20 card with the search ongoing for a brand new opponent.
The 30-year-old fighter stays undefeated in her UFC marketing campaign with an ideal 6-0 document within the octagon together with wins over Jasmine Jasudavicius, Melissa Gatto and Justine Kish. She additionally holds a cut up choice win over extremely touted flyweight contender Erin Blanchfield earlier than each fighters joined the UFC roster.
Cortez takes a determined step up in competitors to face Namajunas in July as the previous two-time strawweight champion seems to construct on her latest win over Amanda Ribas, which was her second look at 125 kilos after falling to Manon Fiorot in her debut.
