Aspen Ladd’s quest to get her career back on track has hit a setback.
MMA Fighting reports that Ladd tested positive for COVID-19, nixing her matchup with former UFC women’s bantamweight title challenger Sara McMann from the UFC San Diego lineup on August 13th. The promotion is reportedly looking towards rescheduling the bout for UFC 279 in September, but that’s all just preliminary talk and nothing official.
Ladd (9-3) began her career 8-0 and seemingly on the road to a title shot at just 24 years old, but those hopes were dashed after a quick TKO loss to Germaine de Randamie in 2019.