5 UFC title fights we need to see in 2020

#5 Amanda Nunes vs. Aspen Ladd – UFC Women’s Bantamweight title

Could Aspen Ladd be the woman to take down Amanda Nunes?

After beating Germaine De Randamie in December, UFC Bantamweight and Featherweight champion Amanda Nunes re-affirmed her claim to being the best female MMA fighter of all time. How much longer she can keep up her incredible run is anyone’s guess, but as far as a next challenger for her goes, the UFC should look no further than Aspen Ladd.

Admittedly, it’s only been six months since Ladd was knocked out by De Randamie in just 16 seconds, but since then she’s picked up a big TKO win of her own over former Featherweight title challenger Yana Kunitskaya, and in truth, the loss to De Randamie came due to a controversial referee stoppage.

Ladd would also give Nunes somewhat of a unique challenge; unlike the last three victims of ‘The Lioness’ – Cris Cyborg, Holly Holm and De Randamie – she’s more of a ground specialist, and we haven’t seen a fighter go after the clinch and takedowns against the Brazilian for a long time. She’s also extremely strong for 135lbs, and nobody has yet been able to match Nunes’s own strength.

‘The Lioness’ is now approaching the same point as the likes of Anderson Silva and Georges St. Pierre once did – every fight she has is worth watching regardless of the opponent simply to see greatness in action – but Ladd would almost definitely represent the toughest test she’s faced in some time.