While she feels more than confident her cardio can hold up for the full 25 minutes if needed, Barber has no intention to let the judges dictate the outcome of Saturday’s main event. Barber told UFC.com that Blanchfield has many obvious holes to her game that she believes will lead her to her fifth UFC finish.
“I am not planning on allowing this fight to go the full 25 minutes,” Barber said. “I plan on finishing Erin, whether that’s in the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, it doesn’t matter to me. All I know is I’m going out for the finish.
“Every time I visualize a fight, I don’t visualize one way [to win]. My mind visualizes everything. The only thing I know is my hand is getting raised. At the outcome of every visualization that I’ve had, my hand gets raised and she’s covered in blood.”
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The flyweight division has seen a lot of movement in the last few weeks, with Valentina Shevchenko defending her title and Top 10 contenders Natalia Silva and Jasmine Jasudavicius securing big wins in Montreal at UFC 315.
But if Barber can stop Blanchfield in as dominant a fashion as she predicts, she believes she’ll jump the line and earn a shot at the champion.
“A win and a finish over Erin puts me on a seven-fight win streak and solidifies my spot at the belt,” Barber said. “As for the division and the other girls, my main focus has been Erin, and it’s been 100 percent Erin, so as soon as I finish her, I plan on going for that belt.”
