10 Worst Excuses For Losing A Fight

Maycee Barber was the latest recipient of the 'next big thing' moniker when she started to take numerous names upon her UFC arrival in 2018. She'd ploughed through her first three opponents as part of the official UFC roster and things seemed to be going to plan for the 21 year old prodigy.

Then she found herself opposite Roxanne Modafferi at UFC 246 and sh*t hit the fan.

Barber was out-grappled and even out-struck by the Flyweight veteran early on, which clearly caught the youngster by surprise as that was usually her game. Barber's knee then completely blew out and she was forced to fight on one leg.

A doctor was called in to assess the star and announced to the ref that she had suffered a partial ACL tear. Barber would continue regardless and eventually lost the bout by decision.

How did Barber react to this first taste of defeat?

Instead of shrugging off the loss and getting straight back on the horse, she launched an unnecessary attack on the doctor who was simply trying to make sure she was fit enough to stay inside of the Octagon. She claimed that this mid-fight assessment 'gave away that (she) was dealing with something' and this therefore gave Modafferi an unfair advantage.

This theory turned out to be complete nonsense in the end as - even though she had been made aware of the injury - Modafferi chose not to target Barber's knee, being the absolute saint that she is.