{"id":272107,"date":"2018-03-08T12:49:19","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T20:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=272107"},"modified":"2018-03-08T12:49:19","modified_gmt":"2018-03-08T20:49:19","slug":"paige-vanzant-updates-on-injury-gives-timeframe-for-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/paige-vanzant\/paige-vanzant-updates-on-injury-gives-timeframe-for-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Paige VanZant updates on injury, gives timeframe for return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In her last outing, a decision loss to Australia&#8217;s Jessica-Rose Clark, Paige VanZant suffered a broken arm \u2013 and remarkably fought through it. Despite her remarkable toughness, this injury has unsurprisingly kept VanZant on sidelines since. And from the sounds if it, it&#8217;ll be awhile before she gets back into the cage.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Z0-pqxvk4cU\">TMZ<\/a> this week, VanZant updated on the state of her arm injury, and gave a rough timeline for her return.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a plate and seven screws in there \u2013 it\u2019s still broken,\u201d VanZant told TMZ (h\/t <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2018\/03\/paige-vanzant-nursing-broken-arm-back-in-ufc-six-months-mma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie.com<\/a>). \u201cThree months until I\u2019m back punching with my right hand. Six months \u2013\u00a0I know I\u2019ll have a fight in six months, and that\u2019s guaranteed. I\u2019m working with the UFC. I\u2019m keeping myself in amazing shape, so all it is is working on my right.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Though it could be some time before VanZant gets back in there, she&#8217;s excited to do so, and still has her eyes on the UFC women&#8217;s flyweight title.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really excited to get back in there. I\u2019m staying in good shape, and I\u2019m going to be knocking people out. I feel like I\u2019m still in that title contention spot in the 125 division. I know everybody calls me out, so we\u2019ll just pick somebody from the list and take \u2019em out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prior to her loss to Clark, VanZant succumbed to a first round submission applied by Michelle Waterson. This loss was preceded by a 2016 knockout of the year contender, in which she snuffed Bec Rawlings with a flying switch kick.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z0-pqxvk4cU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Who do you want to see Paige VanZant fight when she&#8217;s healthy enough to return to the cage? Join the conversation in the comments section.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 3\/8\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In her last outing, a decision loss to Australia&#8217;s Jessica-Rose Clark, Paige VanZant suffered a broken arm \u2013 and remarkably fought through it. Despite her remarkable toughness, this injury has unsurprisingly kept VanZant on sidelines since. 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