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UFC Vegas 32 loses slated co-main event between Macy Chiasson and Aspen Ladd
The proposed co-main event for UFC Vegas 32 between Macy Chiasson and Aspen Ladd has been cancelled. The promotion announced that the bout would no longer be taking place and while nobody really knew the reason why, MMA Junkie was informed it was because Chiasson had sustained an injury. The hope for many was that […]
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Aspen Ladd challenges Julianna Pena to fight this spring
UFC women’s bantamweight contender Aspen Ladd has officially challenged fellow divisional stalwart Julianna Pena to a fight this spring. Ladd took to her social media on Sunday to make the callout of Pena, in response to a tweet of Pena calling out UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes. https://twitter.com/theaspenladd/status/1355935636172238849 I know who I want, but […]
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Aspen Ladd eyeing fights with Julianna Pena or Raquel Pennington in UFC return
UFC women’s bantamweight contender Aspen Ladd is hoping the promotion can match her up against Julianna Pena or Raquel Pennington next. Ladd was supposed to fight Pena earlier this year but her opponent was forced to withdraw from the contest. Ladd was then booked to fight veteran Sara McMann, but this time it was Ladd […]
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Aspen Ladd turns to fans for help after beloved dog passes away, other dog loses leg
UFC women’s bantamweight contender Aspen Ladd has turned to her fans for help after her beloved dog passed away and her other dog had leg removal surgery. Ladd, the No. 3 ranked fighter in the women’s 135lbs division, took to social media to update fans about her current status. Ladd recently had a fight against […]
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Aspen Ladd forced off UFC on ESPN 12 fight card due to injury
Aspen Ladd will no longer be fighting Sara McMann. MMAJunkie was first to report the news that Ladd has suffered an injury and has been forced to pull out of her June 27th bout against McMann. Unfortunate news for a top women's bantamweight contender: @AspenLaddMMA suffered an injury in training and is out of her […]
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Aspen Ladd vs. Sara McMann added to UFC event on June 27
A women’s bantamweight bout between top-10 contenders Aspen Ladd and Sara McMann has been added to a new UFC event on June 27. Ladd mentioned Monday on Twitter that she had her next fight booked. It didn’t take long for MMAjunkie.com to confirm that she will be fighting McMann in a battle of two of […]
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Yana Kunitskaya says Aspen Ladd’s last fight proved she is beatable
Yana Kunitskaya is looking to put Aspen Ladd on losing streak for the first time in her career. On the main card of the UFC’s imminent return to Washington D.C., Ladd is returning after the quick 16-second knockout loss to Germaine de Randamie in July. Kunitskaya believes that fight proved Ladd is beatable and she […]
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Aspen Ladd issues statement after having her appeal denied by one vote
Aspen Ladd was one vote away from having her TKO loss to Germaine de Randamie overturned to a no-contest. Ladd appealed the result saying the fight was stopped too early. In the hearing, Aspen claimed that referee Herb Dean stopped the fight that early because she was a female. In the fight, de Randamie landed […]
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Aspen Ladd set to appeal TKO loss to Germaine de Randamie
Aspen Ladd is appealing her 16-second TKO loss against Germaine de Randamie. Ladd collided with the former featherweight champion on Jul. 13 at UFC Sacramento in California on ESPN+. De Randamie landed a straight right hand which dropped her bantamweight opponent. Before the 35-year-old could deliver any more punches, the referee Herb Dean put an […]
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CSAC suspends the bantamweight license of Aspen Ladd
The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) has suspended the bantamweight fighting license of UFC standout Aspen Ladd. The news comes from MMAJunkie, who reported that Ladd will need to do some work before fighting at bantamweight in her next bout. According to CSAC executive officer Andy Foster, Aspen Ladd (8-1 MMA) had her bantamweight license […]
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Germaine de Randamie defends Aspen Ladd stoppage
Germaine de Randamie headlined her second UFC card on Saturday, taking on the undefeated Aspen Ladd in the main event of UFC Sacramento. But, fans were not happy with the ending of the fight as the former featherweight champion knocked out the 24-year-old in just 16 seconds with one punch. As soon as the fight […]
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What’s next for the main and co-main event fighters of UFC Sacramento?
On Saturday, the Octagon returned to our screens with the under-the-radar UFC Sacramento card. In the main event, Germaine de Randamie took on undefeated 24-year-old Aspen Ladd. The co-main event saw UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber return from retirement to take on the surging prospect Ricky Simon. In the main event, de Randamie knocked […]
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UFC Sacramento Promotional Compliance Payouts: Event headliners total $9,000
Last night’s UFC Sacramento event was headlined by a women’s bantamweight bout featuring Aspen Ladd taking on former featherweight champ Germaine de Randamie. The main event lasted mere seconds, this after Germaine de Randamie connected with a straight right moments into the opening round which sent Aspen Ladd crashing to the octagon canvas. Referee Herb […]
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Aspen Ladd issues statement following first career loss at UFC Sacramento
Women’s bantamweight Aspen Ladd took to social media to release a statement following an early TKO loss to Germaine de Randamie at UFC Sacramento. De Randamie stopped Ladd just 16 seconds into the first round in one of many upsets at UFC Sacramento. However, the stoppage was considered controversial by many as it seemed referee […]
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Aspen Ladd discusses controversial stoppage in fight with Germaine de Randamie
Aspen Ladd suffered the first loss of her career at tonight‘s UFC Sacramento event, this after being dropped by a right hand from Germaine de Randamie. The bout, which served as this evenings event headliner, lasted all of sixteen seconds. Germaine de Randamie’s first punch was a straight right that landed flush on the jaw […]
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Pros react after Germaine de Randamie stops Aspen Ladd in mere seconds
Tonight’s UFC Sacramento event was headlined by a women’s bantamweight bout featuring surging undefeated contender Aspen Ladd taking on former women’s featherweight title holder Germaine de Randamie. Aspen Ladd, who had a brutal weight cut for tonight’s main event, was most previously seen in action at May’s UFC Rochester event, where she scored a unanimous […]
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UFC Sacramento Results: Germaine de Randamie KO’s Aspen Ladd (Video)
Tonight’s UFC Sacramento event is headlined by a women’s bantamweight bout featuring surging undefeated contender Aspen Ladd taking on former women’s featherweight title holder Germaine de Randamie. Aspen Ladd, who had a brutal weight cut for tonight’s main event, was last seen in action at May’s UFC Rochester event where she scored a unanimous decision […]
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UFC Sacramento Results and Highlights
The octagon returns to California tonight for UFC Sacramento, a 12-bout fight card that features the returns of both Urijah Faber and Germaine de Randamie. UFC Sacramento is headlined by a women’s bantamweight bout featuring surging undefeated contender Aspen Ladd taking on former women’s featherweight title holder Germaine de Randamie. Aspen Ladd, who had a […]
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CSAC explains why Aspen Ladd was cleared to fight despite disturbing weigh in for UFC Sacramento
Fans and analysts were left cringing after witnessing Aspen Ladd weigh in for her fight with Germaine de Randamie yesterday in Sacramento. The undefeated bantamweight, Ladd (8-0 MMA), was visibly shaken by her weight cut and even had trouble making it to the scale yesterday morning. When she finally got up on the weigh scale, […]
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BREAKING | Germaine de Randamie vs Aspen Ladd slated for UFC Sacramento main event
UFC Sacramento has been building up very nicely over the recent weeks and now we know what will likely be its headliner. MMA Junkie has reported that a top contender match-up in the bantamweight division has been verbally agreed to for the July 13 main event between the former UFC featherweight champion, “The Iron Lady,” […]
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UFC Rochester bonuses revealed
On Saturday night, UFC Rochester captured the attention of fight fans all over the world. The main event of this ESPN+ card saw “The Motown Phenom” Kevin Lee make his welterweight debut, taking on former lightweight champ Rafael dos Anjos. But, the fight that stole the show was the main event of the prelims, which […]
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UFC Rochester Results: Aspen Ladd defeats Sijara Eubanks (Highlights)
A key women’s bantamweight fight between Aspen Ladd and Sijara Eubanks served as the featured bout of tonight’s UFC Rochester prelims. Tonight’s contest will serve as a rematch, as Ladd and Eubanks originally collided under the Invicta banner in January of 2017, with Aspen emerging victorious by way of unanimous decision. Aspen Ladd (7-0 MMA) […]
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UFC Rochester | Sijara Eubanks believes Aspen Ladd is ‘perfect’ opponent for return to bantamweight
Sijara Eubanks had a whirlwind 10 days back in the fall. Initially, it was announced that she would headline UFC 230 in Madison Square Garden and fight for the vacant flyweight title against Valentina Shevchenko. However, that plan did not come to fruition, and Eubanks was later booked for an undercard rematch with Roxanne Modafferi […]
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Aspen Ladd and Sijara Eubanks set to run it back at UFC Rochester
UFC 235 took place this past Saturday in Las Vegas, Nevada. As stacked of a card as it was it actually ended up staying completely intact as well… For the most part, anyway. When it comes to complete fight removals, during fight week the card lost out on a bantamweight clash between Marlon “Chito” Vera […]
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Manager explains why Holly Holm is not fighting at UFC 235
Thursday at the UFC 235 Press Conference, UFC President Dana White casually mentioned that the Holly Holm vs. Aspen Ladd matchup had been removed from the card. Turns out, there’s a good reason why. Holm’s manager Lenny Fresquez spoke to ESPN and explained why his client is no longer fighting on Mar. 2 “We’re in […]
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Holly Holm vs Aspen Ladd off of UFC 235
On Thursday, the UFC held their first pre-fight press conference for the big UFC 235 card that will go down on March 2 in Las Vegas, Nevada. As fun as it was, we got some surprising news. During the UFC 235 pre-fight press conference when asked about why the bantamweight bout between rising contender Aspen […]
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UFC announces Holly Holm will return at UFC 235
UFC 235 keeps getting better. According to a report from UFC.com, the latest high-profile matchup tacked onto the card will pit former UFC women’s bantamweight champion and two-time featherweight title challenger Holly Holm against rising contender Aspen Ladd. The veteran vs the rising star!@HollyHolm meets @AspenLaddMMA at #UFC235 in Las Vegas! pic.twitter.com/p8UAplhboi — UFC (@ufc) […]
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VIDEO | Watch Aspen Ladd smash Tonya Evinger at UFC 229
UFC women’s bantmaweight fighter Aspen Ladd scored another impressive finish at tonight’s UFC 229 event stopping Tonya Evinger in the very first round. Ladd was able to get Evinger to the ground early on. Once on the canvas, Aspen began unleashing some absolutely nasty ground and pound which forced the referee to step in and […]