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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 31: Maycee Barber has her hands wrapped prior to her fight during the UFC … More Fight Night event at UFC APEX on May 31, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC) Zuffa LLC The UFC had run a promo package for the main event of Saturday’s UFC Vegas 107 fight card when the camera cut to the bewildered trio of Daniel Cormier, Laura Sanko, and Brendan Fitzgerald at the cageside commentary table. Fitzgerald then announced that they had “just received word that Maycee Barber is not prepared to walk for her main event right now.” Shortly after that, Fitzgerald announced that the Erin Blanchfield vs. Maycee Barber bout had been canceled because of a “last-minute medical issue for Maycee Barber. She is not cleared medically to compete.” The fight at UFC Vegas 107 was to be Barber’s first since she defeated Katlyn Cerminara in March 2024. UFC Vegas 107: Maycee Barber’s Medical Issues MIAMI, FLORIDA – MARCH 09: Maycee Barber prepares to face Katlyn Cerminara in a flyweight fight … More during the UFC 299 event at Kaseya Center on March 09, 2024 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Zuffa LLC via Getty Images During the prelim portion of the event, UFC commentator Megan Olivi reported on the medical issues that had kept Barber out of the Octagon since her win over Cerminara. “A myriad of very serious health issues have plagued the UFC flyweight,” Olivi said. “In fact, it resulted in an 11-day hospitalization. She had over a dozen rounds of IV antibiotics, and she was diagnosed with things like Epstein-Barr [Syndrome] , Mono, and toxic levels of mercury in her blood. “They brought in a Colorado infectious disease specialist to see if they could…

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