{"id":460504,"date":"2022-10-14T05:27:28","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T12:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=460504"},"modified":"2022-10-14T05:27:28","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T12:27:28","slug":"aspen-ladd-explains-why-shes-on-top-of-the-world-following-ufc-departure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/aspen-ladd-explains-why-shes-on-top-of-the-world-following-ufc-departure\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspen Ladd explains why she\u2019s \u201con top of the world\u201d following UFC departure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aspen Ladd has explained why she feels on top of the world after leaving the UFC and joining PFL.<\/p>\n<p>While she was always a fascinating prospect during her tenure with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Aspen Ladd&#8217;s weight cut issues, as well as some disagreements with the promotion, eventually led to her being released.<\/p>\n<p>The final straw came when she was unable to make weight for her contest with Sara McMann last month, and ever since then, things have moved quite quickly.<\/p>\n<p>Ladd proceeded to <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/aspen-ladd\/aspen-ladd-issues-statement-after-signing-on-with-pfl-i-look-forward-to-testing-myself-against-the-best-womens-featherweights-in-the-world\/\">sign with PFL<\/a> and then soon after, it was announced that she will be fighting Julia Budd at PFL 10 on November 25.<\/p>\n<p>During a recent interview with Ariel Helwani, Ladd discussed all of the changes with her career and made it known that she&#8217;s pretty happy with how everything turned out.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Aspen Ladd Rules Out 135 Return After \u2018Roasting\u2019 for Last Weight Cut - MMA Fighting\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uf8X3bEReIA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201c[It\u2019s been] a rollercoaster of emotions,\u201d Ladd said. \u201cObviously, initially there\u2019s always that, \u2018Oh gosh, what\u2019s gonna happen now?\u2019 But since parting ways with the UFC, nothing but positivity has happened, nothing but good things. Right now, I\u2019m just on top of the world. I couldn\u2019t be happier with how things are going.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cFair to say [I\u2019m making more than I was in the UFC]\u2026 I couldn\u2019t be happier. It\u2019s been nothing but good news. You had the awful thing happen, and then everything since then has just been continually getting better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Quotes via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmanews.com\/2022\/10\/ladd-im-on-top-of-the-world-after-ufc-departure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA News<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Ladd is expected to compete in the women&#8217;s featherweight division during next year&#8217;s tournament, with some wondering whether or not she&#8217;ll eventually take part in a superfight against Kayla Harrison.<\/p>\n<p><em>Are you excited to see what Aspen Ladd can achieve during her stint with the PFL? Do you expect to see her return to the UFC at some point in the future? Let us know down in the comments, BJPENN Nation!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;s weight cut issues, as well as some disagreements with the promotion, eventually led to her being released. 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