When Maycee Barber ’s parents heard about her plans of pursuing MMA, their reaction was the one most people would expect. “They tell me all the time, they’re like, ‘When you told us you wanted to fight, we were like, “There’s no chance that we’re going to let our daughter get punched in the head and take damage,” Barber told MMAjunkie Radio. The approach to their concern for their daughter’s safety, though, wasn’t necessarily the most conventional one. Instead of trying to stop her from going down that path, they just wanted to help make sure to keep her as safe as possible as she walked it. “So they’re like, ‘We have to find the best people possible to put you with,” Barber said.
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