US EditionUFC Fight Night: Maycee Barber's Health Emergency Forces Last Second Cancellation to Main Event
- The main event of UFC Vegas 107, a flyweight fight featuring Erin Blanchfield and Maycee Barber at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on May 31st, 2025, was called off just moments before it was set to begin.
- The cancellation followed Barber suffering a suspected seizure backstage after missing weight and being medically unfit to fight, ending a planned return after 14 months away.
- Commentators Brendan Fitzgerald and Laura Sanko announced the fight cancellation due to health issues, while UFC COO Hunter Campbell confirmed Barber’s seizure prevented her from competing.
- Blanchfield received full show and win money plus 20% of Barber’s purse, stated she is not interested in rescheduling, and Barber apologized via Instagram for the unexpected incident.
- The cancellation underscores ongoing health challenges for Barber, extending her layoff indefinitely, and leaves uncertainty about future matchups between the two fighters.
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Maycee Barber: ‘I owe an apology’ to UFC after seizure, late dropout
In an Instagram post Sunday, Maycee Barber commented on the last-minute cancellation of her UFC Fight Night main event against Erin Blanchfield due to a medical event.
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The main event of UFC 107 had to be canceled at the last minute due to a mysterious health issue.
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Health problems after the drastic weight loss process that almost all MMA fighters go through are not uncommon. In the UFC, a fighter only misses her weight and has to go to the hospital a few minutes before her fight from mysterious circumstances.
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