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Aspen Ladd dismisses the resumes of PFL champions Larissa Pacheco and Kayla Harrison: “It’s absolutely nothing compared to the people that I have fought”
Aspen Ladd isn’t impressed with the resumes of PFL champions Larissa Pacheco and Kayla Harrison. On Friday past, Ladd made her debut with the PFL after being cut from the UFC due to missing weight on numerous occasions. The 28-year-old made a successful start to life in her new home with a split decision over […]
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Sean Strickland gets confronted by Aspen Ladd’s coach / boyfriend over grooming accusations (Video)
Sean Strickland has been very vocal online in his disgust at MMA coaches that date their female fighters, and that recently resulted in a real life confrontation with former UFC fighter Aspen Ladd’s coach / boyfriend Jim West. Back in May, Strickland wrote a number of tweets targeting 45-year-old MMA Gold coach Jim West, accusing […]
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Aspen Ladd explains why she’s “on top of the world” following UFC departure
Aspen Ladd has explained why she feels on top of the world after leaving the UFC and joining PFL. While she was always a fascinating prospect during her tenure with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Aspen Ladd’s weight cut issues, as well as some disagreements with the promotion, eventually led to her being released. The final […]
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Aspen Ladd announces clash with Julia Budd for PFL debut on November 25th: “It’s a fighter’s dream to fight in Madison Square Garden”
PFL featherweight Aspen Ladd is now set for her promotional debut. The 29-year-old has been out of action since her loss to Raquel Pennington in April. That bout wound up being the last in the promotion for Ladd. Following that, she had two failed bookings with former title challenger Sara McMann. The second cancelation came […]
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Aspen Ladd issues statement after signing on with PFL: “I look forward to testing myself against the best women’s featherweights in the world”
Aspen Ladd has issued a statement after signing on with PFL. Ladd, 27, was recently released from the UFC roster after a seven-fight run with the promotion. The Californian had her struggles making weight as a UFC bantamweight and had lost her 2 most recent fights against Raquel Pennington (14-8 MMA) in April of this […]
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The UFC parts ways with Aspen Ladd following latest weight miss
Women’s bantamweight contender Aspen Ladd has been released from the UFC. The 27-year-old has been out of action since her bout with Raquel Pennington in April. At UFC 273, ‘Rocky’ scored a unanimous decision victory. The loss was the second in a row for Ladd, who previously lost to Norma Dumont up at 145-pounds. The […]
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UFC Vegas 60 weigh-in results: Aspen Ladd misses weight once again
UFC Vegas 60 kicked off with fighter weigh-ins, and Aspen Ladd missed weight once again. UFC Vegas 60 takes place tomorrow, Saturday September 17th, at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. The main event is Cory Sandhagen (14-4 MMA) vs Song Yadong (19-6 MMA) in the bantamweight main event. Sandhagen, 30, is hoping for a […]
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Aspen Ladd issues statement following loss to Raquel Pennington at UFC 273
UFC fighter Aspen Ladd has sent out a statement to her fans after falling to defeat against Raquel Pennington at UFC 273. Last Saturday night at UFC 273, Aspen Ladd fell short in her return to bantamweight as she suffered a unanimous decision defeat at the hands of Raquel Pennington. The loss dropped her pro […]
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Aspen Ladd blasts “the Karen of MMA” Miesha Tate, says she’ll fight her for free: “I just want to hit her”
Aspen Ladd still hopes she can fight Miesha Tate one day. The feud began after Tate blasted Ladd and her coach and boyfriend in Jim West for the way West yelled at her inside the Octagon during the Norma Dumont fight. West was trying to get Ladd going heading into the fifth round as she […]
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The UFC adds two new fights to their 2022 calendar, including ‘The Hulk’ vs. ‘Superman’
The UFC has added two new fights to their 2022 calendar – with one pitting Ryan Spann against Ion Cutelaba in a battle of the best nicknames. The contest between Ryan Spann and Ion Cutelaba will serve as a great opportunity for both men to rebuild some momentum in the light heavyweight contender discussion. Spann, […]
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Miesha Tate rejects fight offer from Aspen Ladd (Video)
Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate is not interested in having her next fight come against Aspen Ladd. Tate (19-8 MMA) returned to the Octagon in the headliner of last month’s UFC Vegas 43 event for a showdown with perennial bantamweight contender Ketlen Vieira (12-2 MMA). Unfortunately for ‘Cupcake’, despite putting up a valiant […]
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Aspen Ladd calls out Miesha Tate after announcing her return to bantamweight: “Let’s go handle this like adults”
Aspen Ladd wants to settle the score with Miesha Tate now that she’s announced her return to the bantamweight division. In the last few months, Miesha Tate has been fairly critical of fellow UFC fighter Aspen Ladd. It began when Tate spoke about Ladd’s issues with cutting weight, before the former champion doubled down on […]
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Miesha Tate defends criticism of Aspen Ladd’s coach, says female fighters dating coaches is a bad idea
Miesha Tate has defended her fierce criticism of Aspen Ladd following their feud over the last few weeks. Tate, who faces Ketlen Vieira in a bantamweight main event this weekend, voiced her criticism of Ladd earlier this year. The comments came as a result of Ladd missing weight for her contest with Macy Chiasson, forcing […]
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What’s next for Norma Dumont and Aspen Ladd after UFC Vegas 40?
In the main event of UFC Vegas 40, a rare featherweight fight headlined the card as Norma Dumont took on Aspen Ladd. Dumont entered the fight coming off an upset win over Felicia Spencer which was her second in a row as she beat Ashlee Evans-Smith by decision after failing to make weight at 135lbs. […]
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Norma Dumont reacts following career-best victory over Aspen Ladd at UFC Vegas 40
UFC women’s featherweight contender Norma Dumont reacted following her career-best victory over Aspen Ladd in the main event of UFC Vegas 40. One of the very few 145lbs women’s featherweights on the UFC roster, Dumont was originally set to face former UFC Holly Holm in this fight. However, Holm was replaced by Ladd on short […]
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Coach Jim West issues statement following corner advice to Aspen Ladd in UFC Vegas 40 loss
Coach Jim West issued a statement following his corner advice to Aspen Ladd in her UFC Vegas 40 main event loss on Saturday night. West is Ladd’s head coach at MMA GOLD as well as her boyfriend and longtime partner. During Saturday’s main event fight featuring Ladd and Norma Dumont, West’s coaching tactics in-between rounds […]
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Aspen Ladd issues statement following loss to Norma Dumont at UFC Vegas 40
Aspen Ladd has issued a statement after suffering a disappointing loss to Norma Dumont in tonight’s UFC Vegas 40 main event. Ladd (9-2 MMA) was actually slated to compete two weeks ago at UFC Vegas 38. However, she was ultimately removed from that fight card after missing weight for her fight against Macy Chiasson at […]
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Pros react after Norma Dumont defeats Aspen Ladd at UFC Vegas 40
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 40 event was headlined by a key women’s featherweight bout featuring Aspen Ladd taking on Norma Dumont. Ladd (9-2 MMA) was slated to compete two weeks ago, but was ultimately removed from that card after missing weight for her fight against Macy Chiasson at 135lbs. The 26-year-old most previously competed in December […]
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UFC Vegas 40 Results: Norma Dumont defeats Aspen Ladd (Highlights)
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 40 event is headlined by a key women’s featherweight bout featuring Aspen Ladd taking on Norma Dumont. Ladd (9-1 MMA) was supposed to fight two weeks ago, but was removed from that card after missing weight for her fight against Macy Chiasson at 135lbs. The 26-year-old most recently competed in December of […]
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UFC Vegas 40: ‘Ladd vs Dumont’ Live Results and Highlights
The Octagon remains in Nevada for today’s UFC Vegas 40 event, a ten-bout fight card headlined by Aspen Ladd taking on Norma Dumont. Ladd (9-1 MMA) was supposed to fight two weeks ago but she was removed from that card after missing weight for her fight against Macy Chiasson at 135lbs. The 26-year-old last competed […]
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UFC Vegas 40 weigh-in results: Headliners on point but one fight scratched
The official weigh-ins for UFC Vegas 40 took place on Friday in Las Vegas, and 21 of the 22 fighters scheduled to compete have made weight. Unfortunately, one of the fights was scratched due to non-COVID 19 health issues when Julian Marquez did not weigh-in for his middleweight fight against Jordan Wright. This means that […]
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Report | Aspen Ladd to replace Holly Holm against Norma Dumont at UFC Vegas 40
Aspen Ladd is set to replace Holly Holm against Norma Dumont in a women’s featherweight headliner at next weekend’s UFC Vegas 40 event. Ladd was supposed to fight Macy Chiasson in a women’s bantamweight bout at UFC Vegas 38 last weekend, but the fight was scratched at the last minute after Ladd missed weight. Chiasson […]
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Miesha Tate roasts Aspen Ladd’s coach by sharing his deleted tweets: “Speaking of cowards”
Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate decided to hold Aspen Ladd’s coach Jim West “accountable” for his recent remarks. If you recall, Tate had lashed out at West’s pupil in Ladd last week, this after she failed to make weight for her slated fight with Macy Chiasson at UFC Vegas 38. “It’s one thing […]
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Aspen Ladd admits weight miss fault in response to Miesha Tate’s criticism
Aspen Ladd was supposed to make her long-awaited return to action this past weekend. Originally booked to face Macy Chiasson in July, Chiasson would suffer an injury thus rescheduling the bout for the start of October. However, Ladd tipped the scales overweight at 137-pounds resulting in the bout’s cancellation – along with critique from fellow […]
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Jim West fires back at “coward” Miesha Tate for suggesting Aspen Ladd attempted to cheat at the UFC Vegas 38 weigh ins
Jim West fired back at “coward” Miesha Tate for suggesting that Aspen Ladd attempted to cheat at the UFC Vegas 38 weigh-ins. Ladd missed weight on Friday ahead of her fight against Macy Chiasson at UFC Vegas 38. At first, Ladd stepped onto the scale at 141.5lbs with a full set of clothes on. After […]
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Miesha Tate scolds Aspen Ladd for UFC Vegas 38 weight miss: “Everyone saw you cheat”
Former bantamweight champion Miesha Tate absolutely ripped Aspen Ladd for missing weight and attempting to cheat at UFC Vegas 38. Ladd was slated to collide with Macy Chiasson (7-1 MMA) on the main card of tonight’s Fight Night event in Nevada. However, the MMA Gold product failed to make the 136lbs weight limit and the […]
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Aspen Ladd releases statement after botched weight cut, claims opponent called off the fight
Aspen Ladd (9-1 MMA) has released a statement after she failed to make weight for tomorrow night’s UFC Vegas 38 event. Ladd was slated to collide with Macy Chiasson (7-1 MMA) on the main card of tomorrow night’s Fight Night event in Nevada. However, the MMA Gold product failed to make the 136lbs weight limit […]
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Aspen Ladd vs. Macy Chiasson rescheduled following last-minute scratch at UFC Vegas 32
A women’s bantamweight bout pitting Aspen Ladd vs. Macy Chiasson has been rescheduled following its last-minute scratch at UFC Vegas 32. Ladd vs. Chiasson was scheduled to be the co-main event at last weekend’s TJ Dillashaw vs. Cory Sandhagen card, but the fight was scratched at the last minute after Chiasson suffered an injury prior […]