Aspen Ladd

Aspen Ladd was 14 when she started to take part in the combat sports. Aspen Ladd trained in kickboxing, BJJ, boxing, and wrestling prior to her debut as an amateur at WCFC aged 18. Ladd then went on to beat three times within a row in Ultimate Reno Combat. All of her opponents were finished within the first minute. Ladd returned to WCFC and beat Leslie Rodriguez via unanimous decision. Aspen beat Silvia B beghian and Maddy Simmons prior to facing Cynthia Calvillo. Cynthia beat Aspen and defeated her via unanimity to create a blemish on Ladd's amateur record. Ladd won her next match against Roma Pawelek to improve to an 8-1 record. Aspen became a professional in 2015. She signed up with Invicta FC and made her debut. She faced Ana Carolina Vidal at Invicta FC 11, and defeated her to secure a first-round TKO. Invicta took on her in the Bantamweight division and was victorious via submission armbar during the second round. Aspen used her superior grappling skills to defeat McGill and then ended the fight with a the third round TKO(elbows as well as punches). Aspen then fought Jessica Hoy in Invicta FC 18, weighing the catchweight (138.1lb), as Ladd did not have enough weight. However, Aspen was able to dominate Hoy. She finished her by KO in the 2nd round. Invicta FC, 21 was her last promotion fight. Invicta FC 21, Eubanks prevailed by a majority vote. The debut of Aspen Ladd's UFC debut was in UFC Fight Night 118 when she faced Lina Lansberg. She dominated Lina through ground-and-pound and won the TKO round later in the second. The next time she fought Tonya Evinger in UFC 229, her victory was even more stunning. Ladd defeated Evinger by a punch in the initial round, and was awarded the performance of the night bonus. Invicta FC, a rematch of UFC Fight Night dos Anjos and Lee the fight was between Sijara-Eubanks to win her first major fight. Ladd was the winner of the fight of the night bonus after both fighters fought a fierce fight back and forth. Ladd's first loss came in her next fight against Germaine de Randamie in Ladd's first UFC main event fight. Randamie stopped Ladd in just 16 seconds to end her losing streak. Yana Knitskaya fell in the third at UFC 7.7 on ESPN. She faced Norma Dumont as a substitute during her final fight against the UFC in UFC Fight Night 195. It was a loss by unanimous decision.