SAN DIEGO – Paddy Pimblett is nowhere close to prepared to accept his next UFC fight. Despite being nearly three months removed from his most recent bout, a controversial unanimous decision over Jared Gordon at UFC 282, Pimblett (20-3 MMA, 4-0 UFC) has yet to undergo surgery on an ankle injury suffered in the bout. He said his schedule has kept him from locking in a date to get the operation he needs, but during a recent interview to promote his new ABE All Baddy Everything pre-workout supplement , which is exclusive to The Vitamin Shoppe in the U.S. and launches March 4, Pimblett said surgery is on the books for next week when he returns to his native England. “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.
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