Aspen Ladd might quickly go back to the 135- pound department for a fight versus among bantamweight’s leading competitors.
A high-stakes match in between Ladd and Mexican veteran Irene Aldana is being targeted for UFC 273 on April 9 in Brooklyn, New York. Agreements have actually yet to signed nevertheless the bout has actually been verbally concurred upon, MMA Fighting validated following a preliminary report by ESPN Deportes.
Aldana (13 -6) is presently the No. 4 ranked bantamweight in MMA Fighting’s Global Rankings. A 33- year-old fighter who trains out of Guadalajara, Aldana has actually won 3 of her previous 4 UFC looks, sandwiching KO/TKO interruptions of Yana Kunitskaya and Ketlen Vieira in between a choice loss to Holly Holm.
Ladd (9-2), on the other hand, has actually had a hard time considering that beginning her profession with 8 straights wins under the Invicta FC and UFC banners.
The 26- year-old has actually lost 2 of her last 3 bouts versus Germaine de Randamie and Norma Dumont, the latter of which occurred at 145 pounds after a set up bantamweight bout versus Macy Chiasson broke down over health worry about Ladd associated to her missing weight.
Ladd was formerly connected to a prospective battle versus previous UFC champ Miesha Tate, nevertheless that bout stopped working to come to fulfillment.
