UFC Vegas 40: Ladd vs. Dumont - Fights to Make

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Aspen Ladd before her UFC Vegas 40 loss to Norma Dumont.Forgive the lack of proper introduction, but my bodacious colleague Zane Simon was out for the weekend, so I threw this together on the fly. Besides, it’s not like UFC Vegas 40 was the most consequential of events ever. Anyway, though I usually subscribe to the Joe Silva strategy of matching winner with winners and losers with losers, there were some notable exceptions. Bottom line, enjoy and feel free to disagree!

Norma Dumont

Given the complete lack of depth for the UFC in the women’s featherweight division, the obvious choice for Dumont appears to be awarding her a title shot against Amanda Nunes. I’m…