Paige VanZant Open to Fighting Anyone at 115 or 125 Except ‘Disrespectful’ Maycee Barber

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It looks like Maycee Barber won’t get her wish in fighting Paige VanZant in the near future as she was purposely left off an Instagram blast sent out by the former “Dancing with the Stars” participant to the majority of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s women in the 115- and 125-pound divisions.

Barber has been on tear since her UFC debut, finishing all of her opponents including her latest victory last Friday night where she dismantled Gillian Robertson in the opening round.

“The Future” has been very vocal about getting a fight against Van Zant, but the interest has not been reciprocated in an Instagram post by “12 Gauge,” where she sent out an open invite to fighters asking if they would be interested in competing.

According to VanZant’s manager, the team doesn’t want to reward Barber with a fight against his star fighter after the lack of respect she’s shown her (via MMA Fighting.com):

“We will fight anyone but Maycee at 115 or 125,” VanZant’s manager Kyle Stoltz told MMA Fighting on Wednesday. “The disrespect shown by Maycee to us has made us not interested in fighting her. We know what fighting Paige does to someone’s career and we don’t want to give that to Maycee for being disrespectful.”

Barber has also been accused of sending private messages to VanZant’s husband and fellow fighter Austin Vanderford on Instagram, which has caused additional friction between the pair.

The 25-year-old VanZant is currently recovering from a fractured arm and last fought back in January when she beat Rachel Ostovich via submission at UFC Brooklyn.