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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
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Maycee Barber issues first comments since possible seizure nixed UFC Vegas 107 headliner at last minute
Maycee Barber's main event against Erin Blanchfield at UFC Vegas 107 fell apart at the last minute. (Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC) 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. Advertisement 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. Advertisement "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.
USA Today
09-02-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Mick Maynard's Shoes: What's next for Dricus Du Plessis after UFC 312 title defense?
(ALSO SEE: Mick Maynard's Shoes: What's next for Sean Strickland after bloody UFC 312 loss?) Dricus Du Plessis made it 2-0 in head-to-head competition when he successfully defended his middleweight title in Saturday's UFC 312 main event rematch, which went down at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. The second defense of Du Plessis' (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) reign is in the books after a unanimous decision victory over Strickland (29-7 MMA, 16-7 UFC), and now he's got what could be a legacy-defining matchup with Khamzat Chimaev on the horizon. Is Chimaev the only option for Du Plessis next, or is there another candidate for a crack at gold? Watch the video above for thoughts and analysis on Du Plessis' future after UFC 312. For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for UFC 312.
