Maycee Barber has addressed her surprising last-second withdrawal from the UFC Vegas 107 headliner.
After greater than a 12 months on the shelf coping with medical points, Barber was anticipated to make the stroll on Saturday evening in Las Vegas for her first five-round predominant occasion. Nevertheless, tragedy struck simply moments earlier than she was scheduled to step contained in the Octagon.
After being advised there was a quick delay in getting the primary occasion underway, UFC play-by-playman Brendan Fitzgerald broke the information that the ultimate struggle of the evening between Barber and fourth-ranked flyweight contender Erin Blanchfield was off. Throughout the announcement, it was revealed that Barber was not medically cleared to struggle after reportedly struggling a seizure backstage.
It was an undeniably irritating state of affairs for UFC followers and Erin Blanchfield. However most of all, it was one other heartbreaking setback for Barber, who was as soon as touted to be ‘The Future’ of the flyweight division.
“Not what I had deliberate for a Sunday put up,” Barber wrote, breaking her silence on Instagram. “Thanks to everybody for the prayers & help I owe an apology to @ufc @mickmaynard2 @danawhite @seanshelby & @blanchfield_mma ** PS my life shouldn’t be messy that is only a dangerous hand. We’ll unravel all of it and be again.”
Barber’s feedback about her “messy” life are probably a direct response to Blanchfield, who referred to as Barber “an entire mess in each facet of her complete life” whereas venting her frustration over their scrapped conflict.
Girls of the UFC come to Maycee Barber’s protection
Barber’s social media was flooded with well-wishes from a number of the largest names in girls’s combined martial arts, together with Laura Sanko, who was on the decision at UFC Vegas 107.
“Your well being is the one factor that actually issues Maycee,” Sanko wrote within the feedback. “Sending you plenty of prayers.”
“Once we are wholesome we would like 1,000,000 issues, when we aren’t wholesome we solely need one factor,” former UFC strawweight title challenger Claudia Gadelha added. “Wishing you a speedy and full restoration, Maycee. Heal all of you!”
“Handle you, the entire individual,” roving UFC reporter Megan Olivi stated. “Sending plenty of prayers.”
“Want you an excellent restoration!” Tabitha Ricci wrote. “You prepare so exhausting for this struggle I can’t wait to see you again.”
“Heal up,” Michelle Waterson wrote. “Sending my love.”
What comes subsequent for Barber is anybody’s guess, however proper now, the one factor she ought to be centered on is her well being.
