Maycee Barber

There you go, Jed.

They're giving a member of the Michoud family of fighters... a big opportunity against a big name in the flyweight division in Macy Barber.

And quite frankly, Jed, Carly Janisse has become one of the biggest baby faces in the division after this matchmaking, because not a lot of people seem to care for Macy Barber that much in the fan base.

So your reaction to this, the people want to know.

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And I was just like, my brand is very clearly, which is great because I genuinely think I was the first person on the Carly Judy's train.

I think she's going to chew Macy up.

What else did you expect me to say in general? But like, I think Macy Barber is probably a better fighter than people think she is because she exists in that weird space where she was way too cocky and arrogant when she wasn't very good.

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Uh, along with watching Macy Barber get knocked out and choked out in this fight.

Yep.

I think those are the two pins.

And the one thing I will say for Stiller is, you know, she's facing Chookagian, who not only is coming off a layoff and a kid, but has been taken down eight times in her last three fights, right? Who has a 50% takedown defense, who has been struggled to lose optics there.

Macy Barber took her down four times, held her down for five minutes, right? Manon Fiorio even took her down in that spot there, too.

And yes, you cannot compare the size, the physicality, the, the, the, the [laughs] the, uh, strength of Macy Barber and Manon Fiorio to Mackenzie Stiller, but that would be the path, right? It's just someone who doesn't have that same grit.

Although Mackenzie Stiller lacks physicality, is going to be stuck at range, you can't deny her, her, her grit and willingness to want to push that.

Like, she's g- she's a fighter, right? She wants to get in the clinch and get dirty in those spots.

I think she fought one time since she became a mom.

I think it was against Macy Barber.

Um, yeah, the thing is, like, with Kaitlin, uh, not really entertaining to watch, but she does pretty well overall, you know?

Yep.

You may know her better as Kaitlyn Chukagian.

She is returning to the Octagon for the first time in almost three years since losing to Macy Barber at UFC 299.

She is back.

She was supposed to fight Canada's own Jamie Lynn Horth.

I love that.

That's kind of, like, down the h- down the list a little bit, but I mean, she called out Macy Barber.

If she goes out there and finishes Macy Barber, she's gonna jump the line.

Right.

Yeah.

But the fact that Alexa Grasso beat her like that and the finish.

It's, yeah.

She's coming off of that finish against Macy Barber.

Yeah, I mean, it's just unfortunate 'cause a lot of the fun storylines have kind of just ran through.

Be like we had Maycee Barber, we're like, "Oh, she's gonna have to move up the division.

This is gonna get interesting." Guess what happens? Her hype train, shoop.

Then you had, uh, you know, I guess you have Alexa Grasso.