Former UFC bantamweight champion Holly Holm has been forced to withdraw from a featherweight main event against Norma Dumont on Oct. 16, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.
The UFC is working on finalizing 26-year-old Aspen Ladd as a replacement to fight Dumont in the UFC Fight Night main event, sources said. Once signed, the bout is expected to remain a five-round, 145-pound featherweight contest. The Fight Night event will take place at the UFC’s Apex facility in Las Vegas.
Ladd (9-1) was scheduled to fight Macy Chiasson at a UFC Fight Night event this past Saturday but was shaky and missed weight during weigh-ins. The bout was eventually canceled. Ladd wrote on social media that Chiasson opted not to move forward with the bout after Ladd missed weight, which she said was “her right.” Ladd took responsibility for the weight miss.
This will mark Ladd’s first appearance since December 2019. She missed all of 2020 with a torn ACL.
Dumont (6-1), of Brazil, is 2-1 in the UFC. She is coming off a split-decision win over former featherweight title challenger Felicia Spencer.
This card already lost one main event as well. Miesha Tate was scheduled to face Ketlen Vieira, but Tate was pulled from the card after a positive COVID-19 test. That matchup has since been rescheduled to Nov. 20.
If Ladd is more attractive I’m alright with it.
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Jon Jones “strikes again.”
What an absolute shit card if that was the main event. Poor Arlovski. Wasn’t watching either way, might watch Andre fight but most likely not.
Well as they say, a broken clock is right twice a day. If he’s behind a Holly Holm main event being scrapped… attaboy Johnny, attaboy! All is forgiven.
I actually can’t believe the UFC would have the gall to book a Holly Holm main event. To use Dana’s words: I’d rather watch flies fuck.
Yeah, old Holly Hold is boring AF. Unless Rose, Amanda, weili, Joanna or Valentina are fighting, I’m not watching.
If you guys are lucky maybe we can get McKenzie Durn and Mary Rodrigo to take the headline.
That sucks. I think her punch drunk chick voice is hot.
WMMA sucks
That’s testosterone
Ladd stepping in
If Aspen misses weight again, get rid of her.
Her boyfriend is a cunt
I don’t know anything about them but she should probably be at 145 if she’s struggling so much.
He was soy boying out talking shit to a female in Miesha Tate on Social media. Aspen wears the pants