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UFC Vegas 32 took a hit ahead of Saturday’s card.
UFC officials revealed on Thursday that the fight between Aspen Ladd and Macy Chiasson will no longer take place at the event due to injury. The promotion did not say which fighter suffered the injury, but a person familiar with the change told MMA Fighting that Chiasson was forced to step down.
Ladd was due to make her first appearance since a TKO third round victory over Yana Kunitskaya in December 2019. The 26-year-old suffered an ACL and MCL tear ahead of her scheduled clash with Sara McMann in June 2020 and had recovered. of the injury. Ladd is 4-1 since signing with the promotion, which includes stoppage wins over Lina Lansberg and Tonya Evinger.
Chiasson holds victories in her previous two appearances in fights against Shanna Young and Marion Reneau. The No. 9 ranked fighter in the MMA Fighting World Rankings has won five of six appearances in the Octagon, including a second round submission from Pannie Kianzad to win The ultimate fighter Season 28.
With the 135-pound fight being dropped, UFC Vegas 32 will move forward with 11 fights, including the main event between bantamweight Cory Sandhagen and TJ Dillashaw.
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