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UFC Vegas 107 main event canceled after Maycee Barber suffers possible seizure minutes before fight

Maycee Barber's main-event fight against Erin Blanchfield was canceled at the last possible moment. (Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC) The main event of the UFC Vegas 107 card was canceled at the last possible moment. Maycee Barber and Erin Blanchfield were set to face off in a clash of ranked flyweights Saturday in Las Vegas, to the point that the ESPN stream aired their pre-fight feature with interviews from both fighters. Once the video was done, a somber booth of broadcasters explained Barber wasn't ready to fight. Advertisement One commercial break later, they announced the fight had been canceled due to a "last-minute medical issue" for Barber, who couldn't receive medical clearance to enter the Octagon. Blanchfield later said in an interview that UFC executive Hunter Campbell told her Barber had suffered a seizure. Blanchfield added she was "a little in disbelief" before explaining just how late the fight was called: "We were told six minutes to the walkout. We already warmed up, I had pads, I was warming up with my training partner. I was literally ready to go. I feel like I could already smell the cage. I was ready, and then we just got the news." The day before the fight, Barber missed weight by a half-pound and was forced to forfeit 20% of her purse to Blanchfield, part of a host of weight-related issues on the card. Blanchfield had said repeatedly this week she was skeptical Barber would even make the fight, but admitted Saturday she thought they were in the clear once Barber reached the scales. When asked if she would entertain a new fight date against Barber, she quickly shot it down: "No, my coaches right away were like, 'Don't entertain her, she's not on your level, super unprofessional.'" Advertisement Barber entered the bout on a six-fight win streak, while Blanchfield was coming off a rebound win over former champion Rose Namajunas after suffering her first UFC loss to Manon Fiorot in March 2024. Both fighters are ranked in the top five of the UFC's women's flyweight division and would have been a step closer to a title shot with a win. Blanchfield indicated she would like a new fight set up against a different top-five opponent. It's unclear what Barber will be able to do in the short term. Full UFC Vegas 107 results and highlights: Main card Women's flyweight: Erin Blanchfield vs. Maycee Barber canceled Advertisement Lightweight: Mateusz Gamrot def. Ludovit Klein via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Welterweight: Ramiz Brahimaj def. Billy Ray Goff via submission (guillotine) at 3:16 of R1 | Watch finish Light heavyweight: Dustin Jacoby def. Bruno Lopes via KO (punches) at 1:50 of R1 | Watch finish Women's featherweight: Ketlen Vieira def. Macy Chiasson via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) Middleweight: Zachary Reese def. Dusko Todorovic via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Preliminary Card Flyweight: Allan Nascimento def. Jafel Filho via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Lightweight: Jordan Leavitt def. Kurt Holobaugh via submission (anaconda choke) at 1:39 of R1 | Watch finish Advertisement Lightweight: Bolaji Oki def. Michael Aswell via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Women's strawweight: Alice Ardelean def. Rayanne dos Santos via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)