Germaine de Randamie finished Aspen Ladd in controversial fashion.
The two fighters met in a women’s bantamweight bout at the UFC Sacramento event from the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California on ESPN+. de Randamie landed a straight right hand in the opening seconds that dropped Ladd and before she could fire away any more strikes, Herb Dean stepped in and the fight is over.
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De Randamie entered this fight on a four-fight winning streak that includes TKO wins over Larissa Pacheco and Anna Elmose and a unanimous decision win over former bantamweight champion Holly Holm. In her previous fight, she scored a unanimous decision win over one-time women’s bantamweight title challenger Raquel Pennington at UFC Denver.
Ladd entered the fight with a pro-MMA record of 8-0 with her three previous fights taking place under the UFC banner that includes TKO wins over Lina Länsberg and Tonya Evinger. She scored a unanimous decision win over Sijara Eubanks in her previous fight in May.
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