The UFC Vegas 107 primary occasion was cancelled simply moments earlier than the fighters had been scheduled to stroll to the octagon after Maycee Barber suffered a final minute emergency and wasn’t medically cleared to compete.
The information was introduced simply earlier than Barber was presupposed to make her stroll to the cage.
It’s a very unlucky flip of occasions for Barber, who hasn’t fought since March 2024 because of medical points which have stored her out of motion for over a yr. Now this newest emergency has prevented Barber from preventing once more with no indication on when she may have the ability to compete.
Following information of the cancellation, Blanchfield reacted to the information and revealed what the UFC advised her simply earlier than the combat was scrapped.
“Hunter [Campbell] got here in, he was saying that she was having a seizure and he or she’s having medical points and he or she’s not going to have the ability to combat,” Blanchfield mentioned. “I knew as soon as I noticed him, it wasn’t one thing good as a result of he was being actual critical. I really feel like I’m in a little bit disbelief.”
Previous to the combat, Blanchfield expressed issues over Barber’s path well being points and her skill to make it to combat night time.
Following the cancellation on Saturday, Blanchfield says she received’t entertain rebooking the combat with Barber once more sooner or later.
“No, my coaches straight away had been like ‘don’t entertain her, she’s not in your stage,’” Blanchfield mentioned. “Tremendous unprofessional.”
