There was a lot of talk about Aspen Ladd ’s first fight in nearly two years given the circumstances it was under. Ladd was set to return two weeks ago at bantamweight against Macy Chiasson, but a weight cut that went awry forced her out of the fight. Subsequently, the MMA world started the speculation about whether Ladd should be at 135 pounds since it wasn’t her first brush with a struggle to make weight. But the UFC stuck with Ladd and gave her a chance to fill in for former bantamweight champion Holly Holm in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 195 main event against Norma Dumont – at featherweight. Ladd was the first fighter to step on the scale Friday morning, made weight, and it looked like maybe she was set for a fresh start. But Ladd (9-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) never got going against Dumont (7-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) and lost a fairly lopsided unanimous decision
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