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Aspen Ladd Says She Doesn’t Need A Nickname

March 17, 2016 | Posted by Joseph Lee

In an interview with MMA Junkie, Aspen Ladd (3-0) spoke about why she doesn’t have a nickname yet. She won at Invicta FC 16 against Kelly McGill (2-1) last Friday with a third-round TKO. Here are highlights:

On not having a nickname: “Everybody always thinks I need a nickname, but I tell them my name is weird enough. My team has tried several times and there’s been a few of them going around. Nothing has stuck, honestly.”

On why she moved to bantamweight: “With all the new regulations that are coming, I honestly can’t make 125 anymore and still be a healthy person and recover. 135 is going to be my new weight class. It’s my new home. This was an unexpected fight on a week’s notice, but we’re going to move up regardless.”

On what makes her different: “The thing that I have that a lot of people don’t is pressure the entire time. I’m not just waiting to see what the other person is going to do. That’s not my gameplan. My gameplan is to go in and try to control the fight from the start. I’m not just there to wait and see and hopefully win or not lose the fight. I’m going in to win and I’m going in to finish.”

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Aspen Ladd, Invicta FC, Joseph Lee