Erin
Blanchfield will at least be paid like it was a successful
night at the office.
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Blanchfield was read to walk to the cage for the UFC
Vegas 107 main event when it was revealed that Maycee
Barber would not be able to compete. That led to Saturday’s
headliner at the UFC Apex being scrapped only moments after the
promotion had run video to introduce the fight.
While it was a disappointing situation all the way around,
Blanchfield’s management revealed that “Cold Blooded” will receive
her show money and win bonus even though she did not fight.
. @blanchfield_mma
will be paid her show and win bonus after
#mayceebarber was forced to pull out just moments before the
walkout.
#ufcfightnight pic.twitter.com/tKrWY4oDpz— KOreps (@ko_reps)
June 1, 2025
Barber missed weight by 0.5 pounds on Friday, but it appeared that
the fight would proceed as planned until just moments before the
main event. In a backstage interview, Blanchfield said that Barber
had a seizure before her walkout, but so far there has been no
official word on what led to her withdrawal.
Even if those health concerns were legitimate, Blanchfield didn’t
mince words when speaking to assembled media at Saturday’s
post-fight press conference.
“She needs to look at another division,” Blanchfield said. “She
needs to fix her life. She needs to just fix herself. I think she’s
a complete mess in every aspect of her entire life. I’ve never even
had any other opponents miss weight before or act the way she does.
It’s pretty crazy, especially at this level. You expect all the
athletes to be professional so it’s pretty wild.