At this point, it’s unclear whether Lucie Pudilova and Aspen Ladd will end up meeting in the octagon.

But if their social-media beef is any indication, between Pudilova’s no-chill aggression and Ladd’s ability to take a shot and counter, we should be in for a treat.

Pudilova (8-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) thew her first shot in a tweet, saying she’s noticed Ladd (6-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has “been enjoying food lately” and asked if that was in preparation for “competitive eating” – before, of course, inviting Ladd to help her figure out who the “best of the youngest fighters” is in the women’s bantamweight division.

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The key bit of info here is that Ladd has faced problems with the scale. In April, she was set to meet Leslie Smith in a UFC Fight Night 128 bout but failed to make the 136-pound limit. Smith tried to use the miss to negotiate, but was unsuccessful, and the bout fell through.

@AspenLaddMMA I have noticed that you have been enjoying food lately. I don’t know if it may be that you are preparing for competitive eating? Or do you really want to fight inside the cage? If it is the second option then let’s go to the octagon to show who is the….

….best of the youngest fighters in UFC woman bantamweight! I am convinced that when the second round is over you will want to go out and find an eating contest… @AspenLaddMMA

We’re not sure about any eating contests, but Ladd did bite into one thing here: the bait. And she made sure to do it it in style, using her opponent’s own gimmick against her with a menacing twist.

@lucie_pudilova I will finish you violently and afterwards we will celebrate at the buffet together if u can open your mouth again @Mickmaynard2

This probably wasn’t the call-out everyone was expecting, but, come to think of it, it does make quite a lot of sense.

At 24, Pudilova has won her two most recent fights and currently sits at the No. 15 spot in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA women’s bantamweight rankings. Her sole octagon loss was in her tightly-contested debut bout with Lina Lansberg. 

Ladd, 23, is currently No. 14. Her lone octagon outing was, incidentally, against Lansberg – whom she finished in the second round of a UFC Fight Night 118 meeting last October. The Invicta FC vet remains unbeaten in her young career.

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