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Paddy Pimblett last competed at UFC 282, scoring a controversial decision win over Jared Gordon in a lightweight division affair.
A victorious Pimblett suffered an ankle injury in that bout and the upcoming surgery to repair that ankle will keep him out of action until late-2023.
“I haven’t had surgery yet,” Pimblett told MMA Junkie. ”I couldn’t get booked in to the surgery until after I got back from here (in California), so as soon as I get home, I land on (March) 6th and get surgery on the 7th. I’ll be in a boot for a few weeks, but then I’m just looking forward to the back end of the year, and I’ll be able to fight, I think, back fighting at the end of the year. I think it was a little bit of wear and tear on it already (before the fight with Gordon). When they looked at it properly they said on the scan there was a bit of cartilage floating about that they need to take out, and I need a ligament reconstruction. So it’s going to be like keyhole surgery. I’ve got to have a boot for four weeks, that’s what I know.”
Reports did also surface recently stating that Pimblett could be fighting Drew Dober at UFC 288, but Pimblett says that fight isn’t happening right now.
“It’s going around Drew Dober said yeah to fight me on May 6,” Pimblett said. “I’m getting surgery on the 7th of March. I’m not going to be able to spar until after that fight. So you see some mad stuff on the internet, but you get on with it.”
