According to her head coach, Cody Donovan, Barber wanted to carry on with her flyweight bout against Erin Blanchfield this past Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. However, the fight was canceled minutes before it was supposed to happen, something rarely seen before in the UFC, as her team didn't see her fit to compete that night.

UFC flyweight Maycee Barber told ESPN on Tuesday that a medical complication in her locker room during warmups Saturday led to the last-minute cancellation of her UFC Fight Night bout against Erin Blanchfield.

Barber suffered a medical emergency just moments before her planned ring walk, meaning her bout with Erin Blanchfield was scrapped