Holly Holm is injured and Aspen Ladd is Norma Dumont's new opponent at UFC Las Vegas 40

N. Dumont (right) faces A. Ladd (left) in the main fight of UFC Las Vegas 40 (Photo: Montage/Super Fights)

With less than two weeks left until the event, the UFC Las Vegas 40, scheduled for October 16th, had an important change. Holly holm, who would do the main fight against Norm Dumont, left the card due to a knee injury. Ultimate acted quickly and confirmed Aspen ladd as a replacement for the former champion and the Brazilian's new opponent in the main fight of the night.

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The main fight of UFC Las Vegas 40 between Norm Dumont e Aspen ladd will be valid for the featherweight division (up to 65,7 kg) with a five-round limit.

substitute for Holly holm in the main fight, Aspen ladd would face Macy chiasson in a fight valid for bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg) in the UFC Las Vegas 38, held last Saturday (2). The fight, however, was canceled on the day of the weigh-in after Ladd fell ill, found it very difficult to stand on the scale and still weighed one pound (approximately 450 g) above the division limit. After the scene that scared the MMA community, the American will move up to the featherweight division and try to put the problems with the weight cut behind her.

As much as Aspen ladd, Norm Dumont he has also had problems with weight cuts in the bantamweight division. The Brazilian broke the division limit on two occasions, even forcing one of the fights to be cancelled. At the beginning of the year, Norma moved to Las Vegas and has been using the UFC structure to eliminate problems with the scale. The Minas Gerais native from Belo Horizonte is coming off two consecutive victories in Ultimate and is having her first main fight in the organization.