Aspen Ladd, take a bow.
The undefeated fighter has come in for some criticism following her struggles with weight cuts and there was drama once more as she weighed in late yesterday ahead of tonight’s bout with Tony Evinger.
However, the 23-year-old’s performances inside the Octagon cannot be criticised as she has been dominant in every fight so far.
Ladd faced the toughest test of her short career at UFC 229 against Evinger, a former Invicta bantamweight champion who fought Cris Cyborg in her last fight, and by all means equipped herself very well against the most dominate female on the planet.
The California fighter though was unperturbed by Evinger’s championship pedigree, as she completely dominated her adversary from start to finish.
From the get-go Ladd applied pressure and it wasn’t long before she had grabbed a foothold on the contest.
The undefeated fighter took Evinger to the ground and looked completely unstoppable as she imposed her will on the veteran on her way to a first round TKO.
Whilst Ladd’s performance was dominant. The aggressive nature with which she dismantled Evinger was almost uneasy viewing as you could hear her scream with every shot that she landed on her grounded opponent.
Aspen Ladd is clearly a beast!
Aspen Ladd = B E A S T!
@AspenLaddMMA finishes Evinger in the first round! #UFC229 pic.twitter.com/bZYJpSSXkV
— UFC (@ufc) October 7, 2018
It will be interesting to see who the UFC throw at this rising star next.
