Maycee Barber has undergone some changes ahead of her octagon return. Barber (8-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC ) has been sidelined since her Jan. 18 decision loss to Roxanne Modafferi due to a torn ACL, and has moved to Chicago in preparation for her comeback fight against Alexa Grasso at UFC 258 . Barber is currently training under the tutelage of wrestling coach Israel Martinez and striking coach Mike Valle in “The Windy City,” where the likes of ranked contenders Yair Rodriguez, Belal Muhammad and Julianna Pena also train. “I’ve been training with Izzy since I was 15 or 16 down in Albuquerque,” Barber told MMA Junkie. “And now I’ve known that’s he’s been up here, and I’ve trained back and forth with him
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