Former UFC fighter Paige VanZant greater than doubtless won’t be competing professionally in blended martial arts once more. The star who later turned to energy slap, naked knuckle combating, boxing, {and professional} wrestling spoke with MMA Junkie Radio about why MMA may be prior to now.
“I don’t ever prefer to say I’m closing the door 100%, however I do see it might be onerous for me to return into MMA,” she stated. “Not as a result of I don’t find it irresistible, or not as a result of I don’t have a ardour for it nonetheless. However like I stated, I broke my arm 5 instances in my life and 4 instances in principally two years of competing. I had two surgical procedures on it, and I nonetheless have an enormous plate that runs the size of my complete forearm.
“So simply going again to that place of risking breaking my arm once more and having surgical procedure once more and getting set again? I can nonetheless have the fun of competing, and I can nonetheless get that rush with out placing my physique in danger. I’m wonderful if I break my arm, it’s actually simply the psychological fortitude, I don’t know if I can push by way of that once more. It was a very, actually tough few years.”
