Barber meets Carli Judice at UFC 335 as Oliveira-Lopes card adds flyweight bout
Barber, No 8 at flyweight in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, returns from a knockout loss to Alexa Grasso against Judice, who has won four in a row.
Barber (15-3) will fight Carli Judice (7-2) at flyweight at UFC 335 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on 12 December, the UFC announced. The card is headlined by Charles Oliveira against Diego Lopes for the 'BMF' lightweight title.
The bout is Barber's first since a knockout loss to former UFC champion Alexa Grasso, who landed a punch that left her unconscious and followed it with a choke attempt. Before that defeat, Barber had won seven straight and was close to a title shot. She is ranked No 8 at flyweight in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings.
Judice arrives on a four-fight winning streak that includes knockouts of Jeisla Chaves, Nicolle Caliari and Yuneisy Duben. She earned her UFC contract on Dana White's Contender Series in 2023 despite losing a split decision to Ernesta Kareckaite on the show.
A light heavyweight fight between Quentin Pasley (4-0), a recent Contender Series signing, and Junior Tafa (7-6) has also been added to the event.
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