12:47 PM PT -- Aspen confirms the fight is off ... but says the UFC didn't scrap the fight -- she claims it was Chiasson who backed out.
"Straight up started my period 2 days back and made this cut absolutely miserable," Ladd said on Instagram minutes ago.
"Did the best I could, hit 137, the scale situation was a mess because the last thing I wanted was to bleed in front of the media."
12:46 PM PT -- Ladd says it was "absolutely" Chiasson's right to not go through with the fight ... but understands there will be haters regardless.
The UFC has stepped in and called off the Aspen Ladd vs. Macy Chiasson fight slated for UFC Vegas 38 on Saturday ... after Ladd appeared dangerously frail during the weigh-in.
The scene was scary -- Ladd was visibly shaking and barely able to hold her arms up as she stepped on the scale ... with many concerned about her health as she tried to make weight at 135 pounds.
Aspen Ladd weighs 137. #UFCVegas38 pic.twitter.com/FCOQCMTTjN
— Helen Yee (@HelenYeeSports) October 1, 2021
Ladd eventually weighed in at 137 -- 2 pounds over the bantamweight limit -- but there was no way Dana White's org. was going to let Ladd take the Octagon for a catchweight bout ... with the fight being scrapped just moments ago.
This is not the first time Ladd has had a grueling experience at a weigh-in -- in 2019, she also showed serious signs of struggling as she made weight for UFC Fight Night 155.
But Ladd did not look her usual self in the Octagon after, losing in a TKO in less than a minute against Germaine de Randamie.
Here's hoping Ladd can recover and get back on the right track.
Originally Published -- 12:06 PM PT