Barber OUT of main event: This could be Namajunas next opponent!

Rose Namajunas, Tracy Cortez and Maycee Barber. Photo via USA Today Sports and Instagram

With Maycee Barber out due to undisclosed reasons, former UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas is now targeted to take on Tracy Cortez on July 13.

That’s according to several reports.

No. 11 ranked Cortez is undefeated since joining the UFC in 2019 and currently rides a 11-fight winning streak. She is 5-0 in the UFC and originally scheduled to take on Miranda Maverick on July 20.

Namajunas is 1-1 since moving up to flyweight and is currently ranked No. 6 in the stacked division.

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UFC on ESPN 59 with Rose Namajunas

The fight card will take place on July 13 at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. Check out the announced bouts below!

• Rose Namajunas vs. TBA
• Drew Dober vs. TBA
• Gregory Rodriges vs. TBA
• Mike Malott vs. Gilbert Urbina
• Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Muslim Salikhov
• Gabriel Bonfim vs. Ange Loosa
• Mariya Agapova vs. Luana Santos
• Viviane Araujo vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
• Cody Brundage vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan
• Julian Erosa vs. Christian Rodriguez
• Josh Fremd vs. Andre Petroski
• MarQuel Mederos vs. Nazim Sadykhov

* Fight card is a subject of change.

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