The best and worst from UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy

#2 Worst: Why didn’t Barber’s corner throw in the towel?

Maycee Barber was badly beaten by Roxanne Modafferi, suffering a serious injury in the process

The biggest upset of the night came in the main event of the prelim card, as hot prospect Maycee Barber was beaten by aging gatekeeper Roxanne Modafferi in a Flyweight battle. Barber tried her best, but ‘The Happy Warrior’ always seemed to be a step ahead, and really used her clinch work and grappling to earn an impressive decision.

Prospects – even the best ones – nearly always suffer at least one setback in their careers, but this was worse than most because of what apparently happened to ‘The Future’ in the second round. Barber appeared to have blown out her knee, and before the third round commenced, a doctor basically confirmed, stating that she likely had a partially torn ACL.

That’s a serious injury, to say the least, and one that could well see Barber on the shelf for some time. It might even impact her entire career going forward. So why did her corner allow her to continue into the third round? It was a genuinely bizarre call to make and has likely only caused worse damage. They should’ve accepted the loss, and moved on – but instead, they made a reckless call, and who knows how it’ll affect the rest of a tremendous prospect’s career?