UFC women’s bantamweight Aspen Ladd will have to jump through a few hoops to face Yana Kunitskaya at 135 pounds. After gaining 18 percent of her weight between weigh-ins and fight day for a bout against Germaine de Randamie at UFC on ESPN+ 13, Ladd’s license to fight at bantamweight is suspended in California, according to the California State Athletic Commission. The suspension doesn’t rule Ladd out of a scheduled bout with Kunitskaya at UFC on ESPN 7 in Washington, D.C. She can get cleared to compete at bantamweight if she provides the commission “extensive medical documentation” to prove she’s capable of fighting safely in the division, CSAC executive director Andy Foster told MMA Junkie. But until that happens, Foster has placed a note on Ladd’s administrative file with the Association of Boxing Commissions, and he expects the District of Columbia Combat Sports Commission, which oversees the Dec. 7 event, to honor the requirements before licensing her.
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