Overview

• Maycee Barber weighed in at 126.5 pounds—her first UFC weight miss—which led to a catchweight bout and a 20 percent purse forfeiture to Erin Blanchfield.
• The fight at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on May 31 was called off mid-event after Barber exhibited a medical issue that prevented her from continuing.
• Barber returned from a 14-month layoff caused by Epstein-Barr virus, intensifying questions about her conditioning ahead of the matchup.
• Both fighters enter the ring ranked Nos. 4 and 5 in the women’s flyweight division, with the winner expected to move closer to a title shot.
• UFC officials have not yet announced a replacement headliner or plans to reschedule the Blanchfield–Barber bout.