A Maycee Barber medical issue cancelled Saturday’s UFC Vegas 107 main event moments before the fighters were set to walk out.
The Fight Night event at the UFC Apex was already an underwhelming card; Barber and Blanchfield, along with Mateusz Gamrot, represented just about the only star power.
During Saturday’s broadcast, coming back from commercial just prior to the main event, the UFC broadcast team announced that Maycee Barber was not prepared to walk out. That immediately brought up the question of whether the fight would move forward, and whether there was some kind of technical delay. Instead, after a second short break, the announcement that the fight was off came.
According to the broadcast, a medical issue suffered by Barber left her unable to be cleared to compete. Blanchfield, interviewed on air by Megan Olivi, revealed that UFC Exec Hunter Campbell had informed her that Barber had suffered a seizure.
It’s the second time Blanchfield has seen a fight with Barber fall through, and it seems she won’t entertain a third booking. “My coaches right away were like ‘don’t entertain her, she’s not on your level,’” she stated. Blanchfield also stated that she had thought the fight was in the clear, despite Barber missing weight by a half pound on Friday.