Seconds earlier than Maycee Barber and Erin Blanchfield had been scheduled to headline UFC Vegas 107, the published staff introduced that the struggle was not taking place.
Instantly after a video package deal hyping the flyweight headliner performed, play-by-playman Brendan Fitzgerald knowledgeable these watching at house that Barber was not able to make her stroll to the Octagon. After a business break, we discovered that the struggle was off after Barber was “not medically cleared” to compete.
We’ve seen fights cancelled at the start of the published, however this can be the primary time a struggle was scratched actually minutes earlier than the fighters had been anticipated to step contained in the Octagon.
Little data relating to the reported medical concern was disclosed, however Megan Olivi caught up with Blanchfield backstage. ‘Chilly Blooded’ vented her frustration over the state of affairs, calling it “unprofessional” and making it clear that she was not occupied with rescheduling her struggle with Barber.
Erin Blanchfield expressed concern over a possible Maycee Barber Pull-Out Earlier within the Week
Curiously, Blanchfield expressed concern over whether or not or not Barber would present up on Saturday night time, noting her frequent withdrawals through the years.
“Yeah, slightly little bit of a fear,” Blanchfield instructed Damon Martin earlier this week. “Maycee is somebody that has pulled out of fights fairly continuously. She has a historical past of that. … Up to now she’s nonetheless within the struggle so hopefully it stays that means.”
Sadly for Blanchfield, it didn’t keep that means.
Barber’s scheduled headliner towards Blanchfield would have been her first struggle in additional than a 12 months after coping with a collection of main well being points that resulted in a prolonged hospital keep, although it’s unclear if that had something to do together with her removing from UFC Vegas 107.
