Paddy Pimblett forced out of Cage Warriors 100 due to hand injury 

Paddy “The Baddy” Pimblett has announced that an injury has ruled him out of his lightweight showdown with Donovan Desmae at Cage Warriors 100 on Dec. 8.

In a social media post, Pimblett revealed he must undergo another surgery on a reoccurring hand injury, which he hopes will take place before Christmas.

“I’ve got to go back and have the same operation on my hand that I had 4 months ago,” the former Cage Warriors featherweight champion disclosed via his social media channels. “The bone in my hand has gone again and it’s a second [operation] for me now to get this fixed. I’m hoping the operation gets scheduled pre Xmas so I can get back in there ASAP.”

“The Baddy” detailed his struggle with a hand injury he took into his last outing, a lightweight title showdown with Soren Bak at Cage Warriors 96, during a recent appearance on Eurobash.

“I couldn’t wrestle before that fight, I couldn’t lift weights before that fight. The whole camp revolved around making sure my hand was alright and getting me to place where I was able to get in there and fight. If I had pulled out of the show at the [Echo] Arena, the show would’ve went to f*ck without me. I wasn’t pulling out, I just had to get on with it,” said Pimblett.