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Published 18:59 5 Oct 2018 BST
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Taking a sip of water, to rehydrate, Ladd looked more than a bit emotional.
"She's trying not to cry," said ESPN's Brett Okamoto. "That [weigh-in] was the one you hate to see. "She needed to be helped onto the scale."MMA Fighting's Marc Raimondi was not happy that Ladd was required to pose for pictures after that rigmarole. "Forget the photo opp," he remarked. "Can we get the girl some food and a drink of water?!" Ladd was relieved to make weight and the next 30-32 hours will see her trying to gain close to a stone in weight and rehydrate correctly, and safely. A win over Evinger could propel her into the bantamweight title picture. Pettis arrived soon after and made 156lbs, meaning he was given the all-clear to fight Tony Ferguson.
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