Germaine De Randamie Calls Aspen Ladd Win A ‘Good Stoppage’

Germaine de Randamie believes Herb Dean’s stoppage in her fight with Aspen Ladd was perfectly warranted. De Randamie defeated Ladd via knockout (see video) in their UFC Sacramento headliner last week. It wasn’t without controversy, though, as many felt it was an early stoppage. “GDR” landed a flush punch that dropped Ladd early on and […]

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Germaine de Randamie believes Herb Dean’s stoppage in her fight with Aspen Ladd was perfectly warranted.

De Randamie defeated Ladd via knockout (see video) in their UFC Sacramento headliner last week. It wasn’t without controversy, though, as many felt it was an early stoppage. “GDR” landed a flush punch that dropped Ladd early on and before she was able to land follow-up strikes, Dean stepped in and ended the fight.

Reliving the fight, the former featherweight champion described what was a perfect punch that led to the finish:

“I stepped a little bit towards the outside on her right side so I could slip her punch and that meant that my hand would land flush on the chin,” de Randamie told MMA Fighting’s Eurobash podcast. “In dreams and in practice you visualize this. When you visualize your fight, you visualize throwing that hand.

It’s barely ever this perfect when it lands. It landed and I was like, ‘She’s down!’ If you look back at it I hesitated for a minute and then I realized that I better jump on it.”

Ladd was clearly dazed and trying to recover, even though she felt the fight could have gone on. But de Randamie questioned why there was any need to take additional damage, especially when mixed martial artists already take so much head damage during training.

With that in mind, she believes Dean did a good job:

“In my personal opinion, it was a good stoppage,” she explained. “I saw that Herb was watching her, I saw her react a little bit slow to the punch. I believed I was going to finish the fight there and then. So, like I said, there’s no need to take more damage.”

A week on since the fight, do you agree with the stoppage?

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Michael Bisping Reacts To Controversial De Randamie vs. Ladd Stoppage

Last Saturday (July 13, 2019), Germaine de Randamie scored a controversial stoppage win over Aspen Ladd (watch highlights here) in the main event of UFC Sacramento. ‘The Iron Lady’ came out strong early and dropped the previously undefeated…

Last Saturday (July 13, 2019), Germaine de Randamie scored a controversial stoppage win over Aspen Ladd (watch highlights here) in the main event of UFC Sacramento. ‘The Iron Lady’ came out strong early and dropped the previously undefeated Ladd with a picture-perfect right hand. From there, she swarmed with a few ground strikes to pick […]

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Josh Emmett Targeting Top 3 Opponent Following Win Over Mirsad Bektic

UFC featherweight contender Josh Emmett believes he has earned the right to challenge someone in the top three of the division. Emmett made it two wins via knockout in a row when he finished Mirsad Bektic in the first round of their UFC Sacramento matchup this past weekend. The win was made even sweeter by […]

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UFC featherweight contender Josh Emmett believes he has earned the right to challenge someone in the top three of the division.

Emmett made it two wins via knockout in a row when he finished Mirsad Bektic in the first round of their UFC Sacramento matchup this past weekend. The win was made even sweeter by the fact that he had a partisan crowd chanting for him, while he also received his first performance bonus with the promotion:

“It was a phenomenal night to be out there injury free and the way I beat such a tough prospect in Mirsad Bektic,” Emmett told Sherdog.com. “I feel like I have missed out on several of them which I should have got.

It is all going to work out in the end, and it is a little sweeter. Not only did I get a huge win in my home city, but I got a bonus. The crowd was insane, like you would have had to be there to feel the energy. The stadium was rocking.”

Emmett is now 4-1 at featherweight and holds knockout wins over names such as former title challenger Ricardo Lamas and Michael Johnson. The 34-year-old feels his latest win puts him in a position to challenge the higher-ranked fighters in the division:

“I think it lines me up to the top,” he added. “Before the fight, I wanted to focus on him because he is very good. I wasn’t overlooking him, but now with a big win it sets me up to fight someone in the Top 3 and gets me closer to the title shot.

Not just beat him but put him away in the first round. Just show what I am capable of. I’m excited about that.”

Who do you want to see Emmett face next?

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UFC Rankings Report: Where Does Urijah Faber Land?

The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC Sacramento! Check out all the changes below! Pound for Pound: Robert Whittaker moves up two spots to #8 and Dustin Poirier drops two to #10. Strawweight: No changes Women’s Flyweight: Antonina Shevchenko…

The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC Sacramento! Check out all the changes below! Pound for Pound: Robert Whittaker moves up two spots to #8 and Dustin Poirier drops two to #10. Strawweight: No changes Women’s Flyweight: Antonina Shevchenko returns to the rankings at #15 and lots of upward movement occurred in the division. […]

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Josh Emmett Wants Top-Three Opponent After UFC Sacramento Win

Josh Emmett got a huge win in front of his home city at UFC Sacramento. There, he knocked out Mirsad Bektic in the first round, where he says the fight could not have gone any better. “It was a phenomenal night to be out there injury-free and the way I…

Josh Emmett got a huge win in front of his home city at UFC Sacramento. There, he knocked out Mirsad Bektic in the first round, where he says the fight could not have gone any better. “It was a phenomenal night to be out there injury-free and the way I beat such a tough prospect […]

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UFC Sacramento Medical Suspensions: Aspen Ladd Gets 45-Day Sit

This past weekend (Sat. July 13, 2019) UFC Sacramento took place from the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. In the main event of the night, former UFC women’s featherweight champion Germain de Randamie picked up a record-tying knockout over Aspen Ladd. The finish tied for the fastest in women’s bantamweight history at 16 seconds. […]

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This past weekend (Sat. July 13, 2019) UFC Sacramento took place from the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California.

In the main event of the night, former UFC women’s featherweight champion Germain de Randamie picked up a record-tying knockout over Aspen Ladd. The finish tied for the fastest in women’s bantamweight history at 16 seconds. Although the stoppage was a controversial one, it goes down in the record books nonetheless.

The co-featured bout of the night saw former multi-time bantamweight title challenger Urijah Faber make his return to the Octagon after several years of an initial retirement. He defeated Ricky Simon via first-round knockout.

MMA Junkie has released the UFC Sacramento medical suspensions, with both Ladd and Simon leading the way with 45-day sits. Check out the full list of suspensions below:

UFC Sacramento Medical Suspensions

  • Germaine de Randamie: suspended seven days.
  • Aspen Ladd: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact (no exception) for knockout.
  • Urijah Faber: suspended seven days.
  • Ricky Simon: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact (no exception) for knockout.
  • Josh Emmett: suspended seven days.
  • Mirsad Bektic: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact (no exception) for TKO; suspended 60 days with 60 days no contact, or until cleared by physician, for left eye laceration.
  • Karl Roberson: suspended seven days.
  • Wellington Turman: suspended seven days.
  • Marvin Vettori: suspended seven days; suspended 180 days with 180 days no contact, or until cleared by physician, for possible fracture to right finger, mid-sternum and right knee.
  • Cezar Ferreira: suspended seven days; suspended 60 days with 60 days no contact, or until cleared by physician, for nose. laceration; and suspended 180 days with 180 days no contact, or until cleared by physician, for possible fracture to left foot and nose.
  • John Allan: suspended seven days; suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact (no exception) for hard bout.
  • Mike Rodriguez: suspended seven days; suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact (no exception) for hard bout; and suspended 180 days with 180 days no contact, or until cleared by physician, for possible orbital fracture. Catscan required.
  • Andre Fili: suspended seven days.
  • Sheymon Moraes: suspended seven days; suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact (no exception) for knockout; and suspended 180 days with 180 days no contact, or until cleared by physician, for possible right foot and nose fracture.
  • Julianna Pena: suspended seven days; suspended 60 days with 60 days no contact, or until cleared by physician, for right ear laceration.
  • Nicco Montano: suspended seven days; suspended 60 days with 60 days no contact, or until cleared by physician, for right eye laceration.
  • Ryan Hall: suspended seven days.
  • Darren Elkins: suspended seven days.
  • Jonathan Martinez: suspended seven days; suspended 180 days with 180 days no contact, or until cleared by physician, for possible right shoulder and left foot fracture.
  • Liu Pingyuan: suspended seven days; suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact (no exception) for knockout.
  • Brianna Van Buren: suspended seven days.
  • Livinha Souza: suspended seven days.
  • Benito Lopez: suspended seven days.
  • Vince Morales: suspended seven days.

What do you think about the UFC Sacramento medical suspensions?

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