A rematch between Aspen Ladd and Sijara Eubanks is currently being targeted for the upcoming UFC Fight Night card in Rochester, NY on May 18. Sources close to the contest confirmed the news on Thursday following an initial report from MMAJunkie. Ladd a…
A rematch between Aspen Ladd and Sijara Eubanks is currently being targeted for the upcoming UFC Fight Night card in Rochester, NY on May 18. Sources close to the contest confirmed the news on Thursday following an initial report from MMAJunkie. Ladd actually faced and defeated Eubanks in their previous meeting in 2017 when the […]
It was reported earlier this week at the UFC 235 press conference that the scheduled bout between Holly Holm and Aspen Ladd at UFC 235 has been scrapped. No official reason was provided by the UFC, but it was later revealed by Holm’s management to ESPN…
It was reported earlier this week at the UFC 235 press conference that the scheduled bout between Holly Holm and Aspen Ladd at UFC 235 has been scrapped. No official reason was provided by the UFC, but it was later revealed by Holm’s management to ESPN that the cancellation was due to contract negotiations: “We’re […]
Aspen Ladd makes an interesting claim about her scheduled fight against former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm being scrapped. They were supposed to fight at the upcoming UFC 235 pay-per-view event. However, on Thursday, it was revealed that the fight was off and that the promotion was looking for new opponents for both fighters. […]
Aspen Ladd makes an interesting claim about her scheduled fight against former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm being scrapped. They were supposed to fight at the upcoming UFC 235 pay-per-view event. However, on Thursday, it was revealed that the fight was off and that the promotion was looking for new opponents for both fighters.
Since the news broke, Ladd took to her official Instagram account where she made a claim as to why this fight was pulled. She wrote the following:
“I signed to fight Holly Holm on 12/27/18. I’m ready to go, and am finding out this information, just now, like everyone else. I don’t know why Holly and her team have now backed out. Sorry everyone, this sucks, hopefully I have some good news to share soon. #thisblows #fightsoff #butwhy?”
The fight was called off due to ongoing contract extension negotiations with the UFC brass. This is according to Holm’s manager Lenny Fresquez who told ESPN.com.
The UFC 235 pay-per-view event is set to take place on Saturday, March 2, 2019 in at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main card will air on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET. The preliminary card will air on ESPN at 8 p.m. ET and the UFC’s streaming service, Fight Pass.
A highly anticipated showdown between former bantamweight champion Holly Holm and top prospect Aspen Ladd has been pulled from UFC 235 in Las Vegas on March 2. UFC president Dana White broke the news on Thursday at the UFC 235 pre-fight press conferenc…
A highly anticipated showdown between former bantamweight champion Holly Holm and top prospect Aspen Ladd has been pulled from UFC 235 in Las Vegas on March 2. UFC president Dana White broke the news on Thursday at the UFC 235 pre-fight press conference from Las Vegas. “That fight’s not going to happen,” White said. “That’s […]
A highly anticipated showdown between former bantamweight champion Holly Holm and top prospect Aspen Ladd has been pulled from UFC 235 in Las Vegas on March 2. UFC president Dana White broke the news on Thursday at the UFC 235 pre-fight press conferenc…
A highly anticipated showdown between former bantamweight champion Holly Holm and top prospect Aspen Ladd has been pulled from UFC 235 in Las Vegas on March 2. UFC president Dana White broke the news on Thursday at the UFC 235 pre-fight press conference from Las Vegas. “That fight’s not going to happen,” White said. “That’s […]
The blockbuster UFC 235 pay-per-view card took a bit of a blow earlier today as UFC President Dana White revealed Holly Holm vs. Aspen Ladd is off the card. White broke the news at the UFC 235 press conference that aired earlier today (Jan. 31, 2019). He also indicated that the promotion is looking to […]
The blockbuster UFC 235 pay-per-view card took a bit of a blow earlier today as UFC President Dana White revealed Holly Holm vs. Aspen Ladd is off the card.
White broke the news at the UFC 235 press conference that aired earlier today (Jan. 31, 2019). He also indicated that the promotion is looking to find new opponents for each woman. That, however, is all the information White revealed.
Holm last competed at UFC 225 where she defeated Megan Anderson via unanimous decision. The fight with Ladd was thought to possibly be a number one contender’s bout.
As for Ladd, the 23-year-old bantamweight has been perfect thus far in her young career going 7-0 as a pro. She most recently took out women’s MMA pioneer Tonya Evinger via ground and pound at UFC 229.