Less than 24 hours after a shocking and dramatic withdrawal from the UFC on ESPN 68 main event, Maycee Barber posted a bit of an explanation.

Maycee Barber still hopes to become the youngest champion in UFC history despite missing a year after suffering a torn ACL that required surgery during a fight in January 2020.

Maycee Barber, left, fights Roxanne Modafferi during their flyweight bout at UFC 246 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto ...

On May 31, 2025, the UFC Vegas 107 main event between Maycee Barber and Erin Blanchfield was canceled just moments before the fighters were set to walk to the octagon at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

"It was already six minutes," Blanchfield told MMA Junkie and other reporters backstage after UFC on ESPN 68. "I thought I was going to be told, 'OK, it's time to go.' Then, Hunter (Campbell) comes in ...

Maycee Barber is on a roll at 125 pounds. On the prelims of UFC 299 at Kaseya Center in Miami, Barber (14-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) defeated former title challenger Katlyn Cerminara (18-6 MMA, 11-6 UFC) by ...

Maycee Barber is a young MMA fighter who is tipped to be the next big thing in the UFC women's flyweight division. Making her UFC debut in 2018, 'The Future' has proven to be more than just ...

The UFC community was stunned on Saturday night when the Vegas 107 main event was suddenly canceled at the last minute due to fighter Maycee Barber suffering a seizure. The customary pre-fight ...

Before Conor McGregor meets Cowboy Cerrone in the UFC 246 main event Saturday night in Las Vegas (10 PM; ESPN+ PPV), 21-year-old American Maycee Barber will get a chance back up brash talk.

Maycee Barber returns to the Octagon this Saturday at UFC 258. The bout marks her first fight since tearing her left ACL on the preliminary card of UFC 246 in January 2020.

Amanda Ribas and Maycee Barber are coming off decision wins in March. Gleidson Venga of Combate reports that the pair of flyweights have joined the line-up of an upcoming UFC Fight Night event ...

Maycee Barber's coach said she had no intention to withdraw from UFC on ESPN 68, despite her health issues. According to her head coach, Cody Donovan, Barber wanted to carry on with her flyweight ...