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Maycee Barber had a seven-fight winning streak snapped on Saturday. | Getty/UFC
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.
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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.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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