“I don’t think I’m going to make it” – UFC fighter Maycee Barber reveals harrowing health tale which recently brought her world crashing down

Following almost a year without competing, Maycee Barber made her return to the octagon at UFC 299 last month. She secured a unanimous decision victory over Katlyn Cerminara, extending her winning streak to six. The fourth-ranked women’s flyweight fighter recently shared that she had spent nine days in the hospital following the fight.

During his interview with Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour, ‘The Future’ expressed:

“We still don’t have a definitive answer and I’m still recovering. I’m still on antibiotics, treating my leg. Basically, I went through a whole whirlwind, a rollercoaster, of like, ‘alright, we’re good, alright we’re not’, but right after the fight, I decided to fly home and get some rest and God had other plans. He was like, ‘sike, you’re going to be in the hospital for the next nine days’.

Maycee Barber shared that she first experienced discomfort in her leg, which eventually developed into severe pain that she initially worried was a blood clot. Despite seeking medical help, doctors were unable to diagnose her condition. Additionally, she also contracted pneumonia and other illnesses during this time.

The female fighter, who holds the No.4 spot in the flyweight rankings, also mentioned that her blood pressure had dropped significantly on the fourth day of her visit. She stated:

“I legit could not breathe at all. So when they had me on the oxygen, and the blood pressure was dropping, I just started crying. I looked over at my mom, and I just started crying. I didn’t want to tell her that, but I was like, ‘I don’t think I’m going to make it’. I genuinely was scared, and I was like, ‘D**n, all the people that I’m seeing in the hospital right now might be the last people that I talked to.’ I called my friends, and I was like, ‘I don’t know’. It was tough, it was a scary experience, and I just hope that I never have to go through that.”

Read Maycee Barber’s complete remarks on her recent health scare below:

Barber’s story serves as a reminder of the physical toll that fighters endure in pursuit of victory. The extent of her recovery time following her medical emergency remains uncertain.

Maycee Barber focused on current opponents, not interested in future matchups

During a recent interview on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, Maycee Barber, who is currently on a six-fight win streak, expressed that she has no desire to compete against Rose Namajunas for the women’s flyweight title.

“I didn’t call her out. She suggested the fight with me. For me, I’m like maybe, but that’s also me fighting backwards now. Because if we look at the rankings, Rose fought one girl to get back into the flyweight division. She came off a loss and fought Amanda [Ribas] and that got her back in the conversation and then she’s lost against Manon [Fiorot] so I mean, for me, it’s like, I’d be fighting backwards to fight Rose Namajunas now.”

Take a look at Maycee Barber’s thoughts on going up against Rose Namajunas in the statement below:

Despite recognizing that Namajunas is a well-known opponent, Barber does not feel that she deserves the chance to face her. As the fourth-ranked women’s flyweight, she emphasized that she has put in significant effort to earn her spot near the top of the rankings.