Up-and-coming UFC star Paddy Pimblett will be prevented from fighting as planned in early 2023 after suffering an ankle injury during his recent win over Jared Gordon.
Victory came at a cost for 'The Baddy' at UFC 282, where his unanimous-decision win over 'Flash' was disputed as very controversial by many. And the 27-year-old has said that while he planned to fight in the New Year, his latest injury setback means he'll be sidelined for the foreseeable future.
"I was hoping to get a fight sorted for the New Year," he told Mirror Sport, and other journalists, on the red carpet ahead of the 2022 BBC Sport Personality of the Year awards . "But I need to get my ankle looked at which is being checked out tomorrow [Thursday]."
