On Tuesday, the 24-year-old UFC bantamweight went before the California State Athletic Commission seeking to have her knockout loss to Germaine de Randamie overturned after she believed the fight was stopped too early by referee Herb Dean.
The end came just 16 seconds into the opening round when de Randamie slugged Ladd with a devastating right hand that sent her to the canvas. De Randamie threw a second punch that also connected just as Dean rushed into stop the fight.
Afterwards, Ladd spoke about the stoppage, which was the first loss of her professional career.