UFC's Erin Blanchfield rips Maycee Barber after opponent pulls out of fight over reported medical issue

Erin Blanchfield was set to fight Maycee Barber in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas over the weekend but the bout was canceled moments before the bell was set to ring Barber who competes in the women s flyweight division hadn t fought since March because of an illness that she declared led to a near-two-week hospital stay Barber missed weight on Friday by a half pound and was already set to give up of her purse to Blanchfield according to ESPN CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMThings took another strange twist Saturday night Blanchfield declared in the post-UFC Fight Night press conference that UFC chief business officer Hunter Campbell described her Barber suffered a seizure minutes before she was set to walk to the Octagon according to MMA Junkie ESPN broadcasters disclosed Barber suffered a curative issue I feel like I'm still in pretty much disbelief right now Blanchfield added via MMA Junkie I feel like I was in disbelief the previous evening when she missed weight because we knew about this fight since January You could've been pounds overweight and still missed weight So she missed weight then she gets to Saturday She gets to the locker room I'm fully ready to go She's supposed to be ready to go Supposedly now she has all these wellness issues right when we're supposed to fight I think it's pretty crazy I think it's pretty unprofessional I wouldn't want to fight her again UFC'S DANA WHITE SHARES BELAL MUHAMMAD'S GRUESOME INJURIES AFTER BRUTAL FIGHTBarber posted and re-shared videos on her Instagram page hyping up her return to the Octagon But she did not address any alleged biological issues on social media Fox News Digital reached out to the UFC for comment Blanchfield was requested if she had advice for Barber I don't know she necessities to look at another division she announced She necessities to fix her life She just necessities to fix herself I think she's a complete mess in every aspect of her entire life Blanchfield is - in her MMA career She defeated Rose Namajunas in November via unanimous decision Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter