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Aspen Ladd is pointing the finger at Holly Holm for being the cause of their fight no longer taking place at UFC 235.

UFC President Dana White made the surprising announcement today that the matchup between former UFC women’s bantamweight champ Holm (12-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC) and Ladd (7-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) was off the March card but did not provide a reason why.

White did indicate the promotion is working toward booking both fighters against different opponents, but then stopped there.

When contacted by MMAjunkie, Ladd’s team claimed they were unaware of the scratch until White revealed it at the UFC 235 news conference. However, her follow-up message on social media placed the fault on Holm (via Instagram):

I signed to fight Holly Holm on 12/27/18. I’m ready to go, and am finding out this information, just now, like everyone else. I don’t know why Holly and her team have now backed out. Sorry everyone, this sucks, hopefully I have some good news to share soon. #thisblows #fightsoff #butwhy?

UFC 235 takes place March 2 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and UFC Fight Pass.

With the scratch, it remains to be seen where Holm and Ladd will land for their next fight. Online discussion hinted that perhaps Holm could be getting a title shot against women’s 135-pound champ Amanda Nunes (17-4 MMA, 10-1 UFC), and “The Lioness” added fuel to that fire with a social media post of her own (via Twitter):

😎 — Amanda Nunes (@Amanda_Leoa) February 1, 2019

Later, Holm’s manager Lenny Fresquez told ESPN.com the fight was called off due to ongoing contract extension negotiations with the UFC brass.

Comment from Holly Holm’s agent Lenny Fresquez, who says today’s UFC 235 fight cancellation is related to ongoing negotiations to extend her contract. pic.twitter.com/GOIrrjwlWq — Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) February 1, 2019

For more on UFC 235, visit the UFC Rumors section of the site.