Aspen Ladd Wants to be in the UFC This Year

Aspen Ladd spoke with MMAjunkie for a new interview. Some highlights are below:

On a UFC jump: “My goal is to be in the UFC this year, so if they call, I’m going. My wish list is for my next fight to be in the UFC. It’s another step, and it’s another huge step, but for my entire career, from my first amateur fight, one little step at a time, keep on going. And I believe that is the next step now.”

On who she would be willing to face: “For me it’s just probably going to be an up-and-comer type deal. It’s like, fine, I’m sure they’ll start me all – I don’t think I’m getting anywhere near the top 10 unless I take a short-notice fight. I plan on working my way up, and by the time I get to whatever level, (fight) whoever is the champ at the time. Who knows? I have no idea who it’s going to be. Nobody does. But there’ll be a time years from now where I want to fight the champ in the UFC.”

On her win over Sijara Eubanks at Invicta FC 21: “This is the first time that in a fight I stood and banged the entire time, and I honestly enjoyed myself. During the fight, I was having fun, which is not normal. I’m usually just thinking about the task at hand. So I loved it. I’m disappointed I didn’t get the finish, but at the same time, I don’t think this diminished my stock at all. I think it upped it. Because it does prove that I can go all three rounds, all five rounds, whatever they want me to do. I’m not afraid to stand, and like you said, I can take a punch. Every time I fight, I like to look back and go, ‘OK, I can kick my ass last fight. I can kick my ass the fight before that.’ It’s all about improvement. And I felt in this fight, improvement. I also saw a lot of things I need to work on, but it was better than the one before. So I’m happy with that.”