Maycee Barber issued her first public comments Sunday following the worrying last-second cancelation of her UFC Vegas 107 main event against Erin Blanchfield.
The top-ranked flyweight contender made the wrong type of history on Saturday night, when it was revealed directly before Barber was set to make her walk to the Octagon that her headlining bout against Erin Blanchfield was off. Blanchfield subsequently revealed that she was told in the locker room by UFC executive Hunter Campbell that Barber had suffered a seizure right before it was time to fight.
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Barber reacted to the cancelation with a post on Instagram, sharing photos of her in the hospital. She neither confirmed nor denied whether a seizure was the culprit of her health situation.
“Not what I had planned for a Sunday post. Thank you to everyone for the prayers and support. I owe an apology to UFC, [UFC matchmaker] Mick Maynard, Dana White, [UFC matchmaker] Sean Shelby and Erin Blanchfield. P.S.: My life is not messy; this is just a bad hand. We will get to the bottom of it all and be back.”
Barber, 27, missed weight for the flyweight fight by a half-pound, tipping the scales at 126.5 pounds, which added fuel to the budding rivalry between Barber and Blanchfield that first began in late 2021. The two were originally supposed to fight that year, however Barber was forced out due to an ankle injury.
The comments about Barber’s life being messy are in response to aggressive criticism lobbed her way by Blanchfield after the fight fell through this second time.
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“She needs to look at another division,” Blanchfield told media backstage. “She needs to fix her life. She needs to fix herself. I think she’s a mess in every aspect of her entire life.”
Barber has battled health issues throughout the past year, which led to her current 14-month absence from the Octagon. She is riding a six-fight win streak and most recently fought when she defeated Katlyn Cerminara via unanimous decision in March 2024 at UFC 299.
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