Maycee Barber suffered a scary loss on Saturday. |
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It appears to be a reasonably optimistic prognosis for Maycee
Barber after a scary knockout loss to Alexa
Grasso at
UFC Seattle on Saturday night.
Barber was rendered unconscious by a Grasso left hand and follow-up
strike before her opponent locked in a tight rear-naked choke to
secure a victory at the 2:42 mark of Round 1 at Climate Pledge
Arena in Seattle. Though Barber conscious as referee Mike Beltran
stepped in to wave off the fight, she remained motionless on the
canvas for several minutes. Eventually the UFC flyweight standout
left the Octagon under her own power, and she was reportedly
transported to a local hospital.
Barber’s team posted updates on her condition, which the fighter
shared to her Instagram Stories on Sunday. That included a positive
statement from her boyfriend, Oscar
Herrera.
“Part of the game,” Herrera wrote. “Congrats to Alexa, we got
caught but are OK. Will be back soon, thanks for everyone checking
in.”
‘Not Our Night’
Striking coach Guilherme
Faria also weighed in on the result.
“Not our night,” Faria wrote. “This is the fight game and sometimes
things don’t go our way. No blame, no excuses, just lessons. We
learn, we grow and we come back stronger. God is good all the
time.”
Barber has dealt with medical issues in the past, including when
she passed out backstage shortly before a scheduled bout against
Erin
Blanchfield in May 2025. Barber was also
hospitalized for over a week following a victory over Katlyn
Cerminara at UFC 299 in 2024. Barber had a seven-fight winning
streak snapped at UFC Seattle.