UFC’s Paige VanZant undergoes second surgery on broken arm
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UFC’s Paige VanZant undergoes second surgery on broken arm

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In hopes of finally healing her broken arm, Paige VanZant went under the knife a second time on Thursday.

Paige VanZant went under the knife a second time on Thursday.

The UFC women’s flyweight underwent a second surgery on her broken arm, which lasted nearly four hours and took place in Las Vegas, per MMAjunkie.com. In the operation, bone fragments from her hip were moved to her arm in hopes of finally healing the long-lasting injury.

VanZant suffered the arm injury in a January bout against Jessica-Rose Clark at UFC Fight Night 124, which she lost via unanimous decision. She had her first surgery that month, but months later, doctors discovered her arm hadn’t healed at all. VanZant said in a social media post last month that she likely returned to training after the first surgery too quickly, not giving her arm enough time to heal. The second surgery would be “more serious,” VanZant said at the time, adding that a larger plate would be placed in her arm, too.

VanZant is now recovering and expected to return home to Portland on Monday, per the report.

At this time, it’s unclear when “12 Gauge” plans to return to the Octagon.

VanZant posted a photo on Instagram following the Thursday surgery. The 24-year-old said she is “alive,” adding that the “surgery went well.”

“Prayers up that this one will work,” VanZant wrote.

On a two-fight skid, VanZant is 1-3 in her last four bouts. One of the most popular female fighters in the UFC, VanZant moved up to 125 pounds for the first time against Clark.