Maycee Barber wished to combat on after struggling a seizure backstage at UFC Vegas 107.
UFC flyweight contender Maycee Barber was pulled from her UFC Vegas 107 headliner in opposition to Erin Blanchfield final weekend, on the protest of the budding star.
Simply minutes before Barber and Blanchfield were scheduled to walk out at UFC Vegas 107, Barber suffered a seizure backstage that pressured UFC workers to get her transported to a Las Vegas hospital. The UFC Vegas 107 major occasion was abruptly canceled in a weird scene on the Apex.
After the headliner was scratched, Blanchfield bashed Barber as ‘tremendous unprofessional’ because the narrative unfold that Barber pulled out of the combat. However in line with Barber’s workforce, the UFC flyweight did every thing she may to make the stroll, even after struggling the extreme well being scare.
Maycee Barber’s coach addresses ‘pull out’ narrative surrounding UFC Vegas 107 cancellation
In a latest Instagram publish, Barber’s head coach Cody Donovan spoke on what occurred behind the scenes at UFC Vegas 107.
“For the report, Maycee didn’t pull out of her combat,” Donovan mentioned of Barber. “She refused to give up despite what was occurring to her medically. As a training workers, we determined to name the physician in. Whilst she begged us to not.
“What we noticed was simply too harmful. I’m happy with the bravery she confirmed within the face of a medical emergency. Most fighters would have ran for the door.
“After they inform the story of Maycee Barber, this would be the Goliath that she obtained to beat on her highway to greatness. God is nice.”
Barber shared a positive update on her well being simply hours after UFC Vegas 107, promising to ‘come again stronger’ from the incident. Main as much as the scheduled major occasion, Barber hadn’t fought since a win over former title challenger Katlyn Cerminara at UFC 299 resulting from a number of well being points.
Blanchfield has since backtracked on her harsh post-event remarks, clarifying that she was speaking about Barber’s botched weigh-in on Friday. Barber missed weight for the first time in her profession by 1.5 kilos.
Maycee Barber responded to Erin Blanchfield’s ‘unprofessional’ label after UFC Vegas 107
Blanchfield additionally claimed Barber’s ‘life is an entire mess’ after the UFC Vegas 107 bout cancellation, prompting sturdy responses from the UFC fanbase. Barber assured her followers that her life is steady, and that the well being scare was merely a step backward.
In the meantime, Blanchfield may doubtlessly face one other prime contender after UFC Vegas 107 as she works in direction of a possible UFC title shot. UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko is concerned with a brilliant combat with strawweight titleholder Zhang Weili.
Blanchfield may get booked in opposition to No. 1 contender Natalia Silva after Silva’s dominant win over Alexa Grasso final month at UFC 315. As for Barber, a timeline for her return to the UFC is unsure.
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