Maycee
Barber has a response to Erin
Blanchfield’s post-fight comments following the cancellation of
their headlining bout at UFC
Vegas 107.
With Saturday’s main event just moments from getting underway, it
was announced on the broadcast that Barber had pulled out of the
fight due to medical issues. In a backstage interview with Megan
Olivi, Blanchfield said she had been told that her opponent
suffered a seizure just prior to the bout.
However, that news didn’t prevent Blanchfield from ripping Barber
at the post-fight press conference.
“She needs to look at another division,” Blanchfield said. “She
needs to fix her life. She needs to just fix herself. I think she’s
a complete mess in every aspect of her entire life. I’ve never even
had any other opponents miss weight before or act the way she does.
It’s pretty crazy, especially at this level. You expect all the
athletes to be professional so it’s pretty wild.”
Barber, who missed weight by 0.5 pounds on Friday, has since issued
her first comments since the debacle — and it appears she got word
of Blanchfield’s remarks. Included in the post on Barber’s
Instagram account was video of her being wheeled into a medical
facility on a stretcher.
“Not what I had planned for a Sunday post,” Barber wrote. “Thank
you to everyone for the prayers and support. I owe an apology to
UFC, [Mick Maynard, Dana White, Sean Shelby, and Erin
Blanchfield].
“P.S.: My life is not messy this is just a bad hand. We will get to
the bottom of it all and be back.”
Barber has won her last six UFC appearances. However, the
27-year-old Coloradoan has withdrawn from her last two bouts, high
profile pairings against Blanchfield and Rose
Namajunas.
