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Ex-champ Holly Holm vs. Aspen Ladd removed from UFC 235

Holly Holm will not fighting Aspen Ladd at UFC 235 in March, after all.

UFC President Dana White today revealed the matchup between former women’s bantamweight champion Holm (12-4 MMA, 5-3 UFC) and undefeated rising contender Ladd (7-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) will no longer take place at UFC 235.

“That fight’s not going to happen, that’s why they’re not up here,” White told reporters, including MMAjunkie, at today’s UFC 235 news conference in Las Vegas. “We’re working on another fight for both of them (not on this card).”

UFC 235 takes place March 2 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and UFC Fight Pass.

White did not reveal the nature of the fight scratch between Holm and Ladd, nor did he mention a timeframe for scheduling the next fight.

The latest UFC 235 card now includes:

  • Champ Jon Jones vs. Anthony Smith – for light heavyweight title
  • Champ Tyron Woodley vs. Kamaru Usman – for welterweight title
  • Ben Askren vs. Robbie Lawler
  • Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Jeremy Stephens
  • Cody Garbrandt vs. Pedro Munhoz
  • Tecia Torres vs. Weili Zhang
  • Misha Cirkunov vs. Ovince Saint Preux
  • Mickey Gall vs. Diego Sanchez
  • Macy Chiasson vs. Gina Mazany
  • Thomas Almeida vs. Marlon Vera
  • Hannah Cifers vs. Polyana Viana
  • Alejandro Perez vs. Song Yadong
  • Charles Byrd vs. Edmen Shahbazyan

For more on UFC 235, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.

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