Miranda Maverick is slightly favored against Maycee Barber at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw on Saturday, July 24 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This event is one of six fights on the main card on ESPN/ESPN+. Barber is 8-2 in her career, while Maverick is 9-2 in her career. There are a total of six fights on the main card on ESPN/ESPN+ at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw and six preliminary bouts on ESPN/ESPN+.Let’s look at the bout between Barber and Maverick and UFC predictions.
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw takes place at UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, July 24 with six fights on the main card on ESPN/ESPN+ and six preliminary bouts also on ESPN/ESPN+.
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw Betting
Maycee Barber (8-2, 3-2 UFC)
Barber came into the UFC with a record of 5-0 and she has three wins and two losses in the UFC. She defeated Hannah Cifers by TKO, JJ Aldrich by TKO, and Gillian Robertson by TKO; while losing to Roxanne Modafferi by unanimous decision and Alexa Grasso by unanimous decision. Barber has been a pro since 2017 and she has five wins by TKO/KO and two by submission. She has three first round finishes.
Barber said this to bjpenn.com about her upcoming fight against Maverick, “I’m excited, Miranda’s tough. But to me, I think she is the earlier version of me that had just got into the UFC.
We do have similar styles, we are both super tough but I’m the more mature fighter. I’m just excited about it and I feel great about it. Honestly, I’m happy wherever the fight goes. I’m ready for it to be a kickboxing fight or all on the ground. The plan is to finish Miranda. I’m not going out there to play around; I’m planning to put her away. Right now, I’m just worried about this fight and go from there. My focus is solely on this fight and finishing Miranda. From there, I will have a plan of attack after I win.”
Miranda Maverick (9-2, 2-0 UFC)
Maverick came into the UFC with a record of 7-2 and she has two wins and no losses in the UFC. She defeated Liana Jojua by TKO and Gillian Robertson by unanimous decision.
Maverick’s last loss in her career was against DeAnna Bennett by unanimous decision on February 15, 2019. Maverick has been a pro since 2016 and she has one win by TKO/KO and five by submission. She has five first round finishes.
Maverick said this to cagesidepress.com about her upcoming fight against Barber, “My reaction was it was almost like a forced choice sort of thing. If you don’t take a fight against Maycee Barber, one, she talks a lot. Two, they already were like ‘well she’s only like one rank above you; you can’t jump three and expect to get that when you won’t even take one fight above.’ I was like, ‘that’s a point but I also have all these other points why it’s not a smart fight in my opinion, currently, currently for the UFC. From a business perspective, it would have been smarter to do something else. And for me, it was a pay thing as well. I’m getting paid less than probably any other ranked opponent anywhere. Because I started with the UFC, had two fights, and was getting paid like I only had two fights. So renegotiated a little bit, so that was better, still not prime what I wanted, but it’s better. And now I’m able to fight, possibly win, and get more money than her losing. Possibly not, I’m not sure. I don’t think one win or loss, at a ranking of 14, 13, 13, 12, whatever we are now, really matters. Like ‘oh they’re the next contender for the title.’ It takes a while to climb that ladder, and I want to take my time climbing that ladder.”
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Barber 5.21 / Maverick 6.00
Striking Accuracy: Barber 52% / Maverick 48%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Barber 3.00 / Maverick 2.85
Defense: Barber 50% / Maverick 61%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Barber 1.44 / Maverick 2.25
Takedown Accuracy: Barber 40% / Maverick 75%
Takedowns defended: Barber 80% / Maverick 50%
Submission average: Barber 0.2 / Maverick 0.0
UFC Picks
The odds on this fight are almost a pick and the fight does look even. I think Maverick has a slight edge on the ground, but Barber has a good takedown defense. I would take the rounds to go over, but I don’t like laying more than 2-1 on a round prop. Since Barber is getting plus money in this fight, I’ll take a small shot with her at +120.
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw Card & Odds
Bantamweight - TJ Dillashaw +150 vs. Cory Sandhagen -190
Women's Bantamweight - Macy Chiasson +158 vs. Aspen Ladd -200
Bantamweight - Randy Costa +172 vs. Adrian Yanez -220
Middleweight - Brendan Allen -110 vs. Punahele Soriano -120
Bantamweight - Raulian Paiva +217 vs. Kyler Phillips -285
Women's Flyweight - Maycee Barber +105 vs. Miranda Maverick -135
Welterweight - Jordan Williams -170 vs. Mickey Gall +135
Middleweight - Nassourdine Imavov +124 vs. Ian Heinisch -155
Bantamweight - Julio Arce -195 vs. Andre Ewell +154
Featherweight - Darrick Minner -165 vs. Darren Elkins +131
Women's Flyweight - Elise Reed +251 vs. Sijara Eubanks -335
Women's Strawweight - Diana Belbita -105 vs. Hannah Goldy -125
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