Regret?
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight Themba Gorimbo returns from nearly a year-long layoff this weekend (Sat., Nov. 1, 2025) when he faces Jeremiah Wells in the “Featured bout” of UFC Vegas 110 inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The 34-year-old African standout was last seen at UFC 310, where he was choked unconscious in under a minute by former top 15 division staple Vicente Luque (watch highlights) — despite entering the fight as a betting favorite. What most didn’t know at the time
was that Gorimbo was severely compromised heading into the biggest fight of his career.
“Not a lot of people know, but I took that fight with an injury. I broke my ankle a week before the fight,” Gorimbo told MMAmania.com during UFC Vegas 110 media day (watch here). “I went against the doctors because I’m hard-headed and rebellious sometimes. I said I wanted to make it to the fight, but I didn’t make it in the way I should have. It was a blessing because I wanted to be in the rankings — rushing things, again. So, that’s why I took my time to come back.”
Gorimbo does have some regret about taking the biggest fight of his career injured.
“On the day of the fight after I lost, I cried in T-Mobile like no other because I was regretting the decision to take the fight,” Gorimbo said. “When I stepped in the cage against Luque, I knew I was not ready but it was too late, I had to fight. Because of my style sometimes I wrestle, and I had not wrestled at all and no sparring. I went against the UFC P.I. doctors — they told me my ankle was bad and I cannot fight with it, but ultimately it was up to me… I learned the lesson the hard way.”
Now fully healthy, Gorimbo looks to bounce back in a big way and erase the memory of that disastrous night as he takes on Wells, who enters the bout looking to snap a two-fight losing streak
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