Despite a victory over Rachael Ostovich back in January, the past year and a half has been something of a rough on professionally for Paige Vanderford (née VanZant). The 25-year-old aspiring flyweight contender has been battling complications from an arm injury suffered against Jessica-Rose Clark in January of 2018, and only recently went under surgery yet again (you can see some uncomfortably graphic pictures of the procedure on her Instagram).
And while getting back to full strength clearly seems to be principal on the Team Quest fighter’s list of priorities, she also appears to have her eyes a little further into her fighting future.