Paige VanZant Undergoes Second Arm Surgery

Paige VanZant has undergone the knife.

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Paige VanZant is coming off her latest surgery as she continues to recover in order to have her sights set on returning to action inside of the Octagon under the UFC banner.

VanZant showed off her toughness in her fight with Jessica-Rose Clark in the co-main event of UFC St. Louis (Fight Night 124) at Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri on FOX Sports 1 as in the fight, VanZant suffered a unanimous decision loss to Clark.

Following the second round of the flyweight bout, she told her coaches who were in her corner that she broke her arm in the first round and as soon as the bell sounded in the third round, she quickly reached for her right arm, which led to after the event had concluded, the flyweight prospect was transported to a local hospital after the fight to get treatment.

That is when it was confirmed that she had broken her arm and she has an X-ray to prove it, which did not help the fact that as a result of this loss, VanZant has dropped two straight and three of her past four and that this fight with Clark marked her flyweight debut.

If you recall, she had surgery shortly after the flyweight contest, but unfortunately, it was later revealed that healing process wasn’t going well, which ultimately led to her having a second procedure to make a complete recovery and forced her to be in a four hour operation in order to take bone fragments were taken from the hip and moved to the arm. VanZant decided to update her fans by writing the following on her official Instagram account:

“I’m alive!!!!! Surgery went well. Payers up that this one will work. ?? @ufc I’m coming for you!!”

Although her return to the Octagon has yet to be revealed, it’s good to see that she is staying positive and in good spirits despite the setback.

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10 MMA Stars Who Had Plastic Surgery

Whether necessary or elected, these 10 MMA stars went under the knife for plastic surgery:

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Whether it’s for cosmetic, functional, or medical reasons, a number of MMA stars have opted to undergo plastic surgery over the years.

In this article we’ll take a look at 10 of them, revealing what procedures they had and what the end result looked like.

Pearl Gonzalez

If it had been left up to Pearl Gonzalez, nobody would have known that she had breast implants prior to her UFC debut at UFC 210 last year, but the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) had other ideas – and much to her embarrassment.

On the day of the weigh-ins, NYSAC officials informed the stunned Gonzalez that she wouldn’t be allowed to fight on the card due to her implants.

However, after taking a couple of minutes to get over the initial shock, Gonzalez told her team to stay focused and that she was determined to still compete.

The UFC then went to bat for Gonzalez and managed to smooth things over with the commission so that she could still fight on the card. Of course, by that stage word had gotten out about the situation and was being reported on far and wide.

“I don’t think I wanted the world to know about my surgery and to be talked about like this,” Gonzalez said at a hastily arranged press conference after her bout was green-lit, adding that, “I’m going to show the world that not only do I have breast implants, but I am a talented fighter.”

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Paige VanZant Announces ‘Serious Surgery’ After Failing To Heal

Paige VanZant is going to be out for quite some time:

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Women’s flyweight Paige VanZant will be out of the octagon for a significant amount of time.

The former strawweight contender, who was last seen losing via decision to Jessica Rose-Clark at UFC St. Louis, broke her arm in that bout and had surgery following the fight but has reportedly failed to heal.

That’s lead to her requiring a second, more ‘serious’ surgery according to a post she made on Instagram today, where she speculated she returned to training too quickly. Based on the details, it does seem rather serious, with bone fragments being taken from her hip to repair her arm:

“Arm Update” I unfortunately and sadly have to inform all of my fans who have been standing by my side that my arm surgery has failed. For whatever reason my bone still is totally broken in my arm and shows no sign of healing or progression. All that we can guess is that I went back to training too quickly and didn’t give my arm the proper time to heal without any motion.

“This is the downfall of athletes, pushing through pain when they should not. I will be going in for another more serious surgery next month where they will take bone fragments from my hip to fill the break and put another bigger plate in. I will take the time off to heal this go around. I will be back to the UFC and I will fight many more fights in the future. Send some prayers up for me for recovery. Thank you.”

?Arm Update? I unfortunately and sadly have to inform all of my fans who have been standing by my side that my arm surgery has failed. For whatever reason my bone still is totally broken in my arm and shows no sign of healing or progression. All that we can guess is that I went back to training too quickly and didn’t give my arm the proper time to heal without any motion. This is the downfall of athletes, pushing through pain when they should not. I will be going in for another more serious surgery next month where they will take bone fragments from my hip to fill the break and put another bigger plate in. I will take the time off to heal this go around. I will be back to the UFC and I will fight many more fights in the future. Send some prayers up for me for recovery. Thank you.

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VanZant had originally estimated she would be able to punch in three months back in March. Her timeline for return is now unknown after news of her second, ominous-sounding procedure.

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Paige VanZant Provides Grim Update on Arm Injury

Paige VanZant will be out of competition much longer than originally anticipated. The former Dancing with the Stars participant provided an update on Instagram Tuesday on the progress of her injured arm, and it wasn’t a happy one: “I unfortunately and …

Paige VanZant will be out of competition much longer than originally anticipated. The former Dancing with the Stars participant provided an update on Instagram Tuesday on the progress of her injured arm, and it wasn’t a happy one: “I unfortunately and sadly have to inform all of my fans who have been standing by my […]

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