PFL featherweight Aspen Ladd has detailed the horror of her UFC weight cuts which saw her lose out on multiple major fights on the scales.
Ladd has long been viewed as a top talent in the sport, but struggled in the UFC to maintain consistency after forcing herself down to 136lb. But after leaving the promotion to join MMA's next best organisation, where this a more concrete featherweight division, she has fallen back in love with the sport.
Her UFC career was marred by a number of weigh-ins where she failed to make the mark, once even being hospitalised by the process. And the few times she managed to get in under the limit much was made of her frail physique on the scales, with fans and experts relieved by her move to the PFL's 145lb division.
