UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont
MMA event in 2021
UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont (also known as UFC Fight Night 195, UFC Vegas 40 and UFC on ESPN+ 53) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 16, 2021, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.
Background
A women's bantamweight bout between Ketlen Vieira and former Strikeforce and UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate was expected to headline the event. However, on September 22, the bout was pulled from the card after Tate tested positive for COVID-19. In turn, a women's featherweight bout between fellow former bantamweight champion Holly Holm and Norma Dumont was elevated to the main event. However on October 6, it was reported that Holm was forced to pull out of the event due to injury. She was replaced by Aspen Ladd.
A bantamweight bout between Timur Valiev and Daniel Santos was expected to take place at the event. However, in mid-September, Valiev withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Marcelo Rojo. In turn, Santos withdrew for unknown reasons and the bout was scrapped.
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