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.

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

Saturday's UFC Fight Night main event took a bizarre turn when the fight was canceled as cage walks were about to start. Maycee Barber was forced to pull out of the fight at the absolute last minute, leaving opponent Erin Blanchfield without an opponent for the Las Vegas headliner.