UFC Flyweight Paige VanZant Ready to Return to Training After Cast Removal

Paige VanZant appears ready to return to action after her latest arm surgery kept the UFC flyweight sidelined since January 2019.

VanZant posted a video of the cast being removed from her right arm on Monday. A date for her next Octagon appearance is unknown due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. VanZant acknowledged she will be practicing social distancing during training.

“Cast is off 100 [percent]!!! Let’s freaking go!!!” VanZant wrote. “Training is in full effect (in my garage with my husband). First things first, let’s heal the world, after that I’m coming to fight.”

VanZant underwent a third surgery on her arm on her arm last year. She initially broke her arm in a decision loss to Jessica-Rose Clark at UFC Fight Night 124 in January 2018. The “Dancing with the Stars” runner-up returned to action at UFC Fight Night 143 in January 2019 and re-aggravated the injury in a decision triumph against Rachael Ostovich.

The 25-year-old is currently on the last fight of her UFC deal and is expected to test the free-agent market once she fulfills her contract. Her husband, Austin Vanderford, currently competes under the Bellator MMA banner. VanZant is 5-3 in the Octagon and 8-4 as a professional overall.

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CAST IS OFF 100%!!!! LET’S FREAKING GO!!!! Training is in full effect (in my garage with my husband) lol First thing first, let’s heal the world, after that I’m coming to fight.

A post shared by Paige VanZant (@paigevanzant) on Mar 23, 2020 at 4:12pm PDT