Leslie Smith was set to fight Aspen Ladd at UFC Fight Night: Atlantic City, but after Ladd missed weight, disaster struck. Smith, fighting on the last bout of her contract, tried to negotiate for another deal. The UFC indicated they didn’t want her services anymore, but were willing to pay her the full amount of her purse. In this interview from my radio show, Smith explains why she didn’t take the fight against Ladd, what her release means for her unionization effort known as Project Spearhead and more.
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2018-04-21
Luke she took a fight with cyborg no one would at the time. Her ear was practically ripped off. Thanks Dana the dickhead.
Smart girl. Not quite smart enough to realize if she took the money her career was over.
this whole situation is so fucked.
UFC only wants fighters that don't care about themselves and McGregor
don't cry when you get fired, getting fired from a job is always the best thing for you
UFC " good old boys club" at it again
She is right, Aspen fucked the fight. Her being irritated about the bag and 1 day technicality seems a bit petty however.
nobody has a guarantee—learn from this
She overplayed her hand by asking 100k flat rate per fight. In what world is she worth that. I highly doubt that bellator will pay her anywhere near that.
Should’ve just took the fight lmao. That’s what you get for complaining about less than 2lbs lmao!