Blanchfield and Barber’s Las Vegas Headliner Fell Through Before Walkouts
Erin Blanchfield and Maycee Barber’s scheduled main event was canceled in Las Vegas on May 31, 2025. UFC announced that Barber had not been medically cleared to compete, ending the planned flyweight matchup before either fighter could contest the advertised headliner.
The cancellation followed an earlier weight miss
Barber weighed 126.5 pounds at the official weigh-in, half a pound above the non-title flyweight limit. Blanchfield weighed 125, and the announced arrangement initially allowed the bout to proceed with a purse penalty.
The later clearance decision changed that plan. The remaining card had already taken place when the main-event cancellation left Gamrot’s victory over Klein as the final completed contest.
Both contenders had arrived with significant wins
Blanchfield entered after defeating former strawweight champion Rose Namajunas over five rounds in November 2024. That result followed a decision loss to Manon Fiorot earlier the same year.
Barber’s most recent appearance had been a unanimous-decision victory over Katlyn Cerminara in March 2024. Before that, she had stopped Amanda Ribas in the second round during June 2023.
The canceled matchup produced no fight result
The medical-clearance announcement meant neither a win nor a loss was recorded between Blanchfield and Barber that evening. Their planned contest therefore remained distinct from the nine completed bouts.
Both later returned against other opponents: Blanchfield submitted Tracy Cortez in November 2025, and Barber outpointed Karine Silva that December. Those subsequent results supplied their next completed UFC appearances after the canceled Las Vegas meeting.
Sources
- UFC: official cancellation announcement
- UFC: official weights and initial purse-penalty arrangement
- UFC: Namajunas, Fiorot and Cortez results
- UFC: Cerminara, Ribas and Silva results
- UFC: completed nine-bout card
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Erin Blanchfield, Maycee Barber, UFC, MMA
