Would-be UFC Vegas 107 headliner, Erin Blanchfield has no intentions of reserving a rescheduled struggle towards Maycee Barber off the again of tonight’s cancelled major occasion conflict, with the latter struggling a medical difficulty simply moments earlier than their Octagon stroll.
Blanchfield, who had been sidelined from the primary occasion scene since struggling a title eliminator resolution loss to most up-to-date championship challenger, Manon Fiorot, was slated to struggle the streaking, Barber tonight.
And receiving 20% of Colorado native, Barber’s struggle purse earlier than tonight’s occasion — Blanchfield watched on as the previous missed weight in a single day, coming in at 126.5lbs for the scheduled flyweight headliner on the Apex facility.
Erin Blanchfield manufacturers Maycee Barber as “unprofessional”
Nonetheless, tonight, simply moments away from the Octagon stroll, Blanchfield noticed her pairing with Barber pulled from the cardboard, with Hunter Campbell relaying to her how the latter had suffered a seizure simply moments earlier than her struggle.
“Hunter (Campbell) got here in, , saying that she’s (Maycee Barber) having a seizure and she or he’s having medical points and that she’s not gonna be capable of struggle.I knew as soon as I noticed him that it wasn’t one thing good as a result of he was form of like being actual critical. Yeah, I really feel like I’m just a bit disbelieved.
As well, so far as Blanchfield and her coaches are involved, Barber’s habits is “unprofessional” and she or he has completely no intentions of reserving a reworked struggle with the previous sooner or later.
“My coaches straight away have been like, don’t entertain her,” Erin Blanchfield instructed UFC roving reporter, Megan Olivi. “She’s not in your stage. Tremendous unprofessional.”
Throughout her spectacular run within the Octagon, former Invicta FC prospect, Blanchfield had racked up notable wins over the likes of Jessica Andrade, Taila Santos, Molly McCann, and former two-time undisputed strawweight champion, Rose Namajunas.
