Paige VanZant’s arm is continuing to give her trouble.
It looks like UFC women’s flyweight Paige VanZant will be on the shelf for a while longer. She has been dealing with an arm injury since she broke it during a fight with Jessica-Rose Clark back in early 2018, and ESPN is reporting today that PVZ will be having a third surgery to attempt to correct things later this month.
The surgery will go down on June 23rd, and ESPN estimates that she will be out at least another three months.
She fractured the arm again during a sparring session at the start of the year, but didn’t need surgery at that point. Now she does:
“I actually sparred last month and was doing strength and conditioning,” VanZant said. “I wanted to be on the UFC card on July 20 in Texas, but my chiropractor wanted me to get my arm checked out again before accepting a fight. I saw a surgeon who works with the Portland Trail Blazers, and he told me, ‘Yes, you 100 percent need surgery.’”
She also admitted that she was considering retirement if she had to go under the knife again, but she’s not thinking that any more:
“After the second surgery, I said, ‘If I break my arm again, I’m quitting. I’m just not meant to fight,’” VanZant said. “But now that I’ve done it again, I’m at a point where it’s like, ‘No. I just don’t give a sh-t anymore. My stupid arm is not going to stop me.’ I need one more surgery, and I’m going to be fine.”
VanZant (8-4, 5-3 UFC) last competed in January, where she defeated Rachael Ostovich via submission.