Kota Ibushi announces he will undergo ankle surgery

Kota Ibushi has announced that he will undergo surgery to repair an ankle injury.  In two posts on X on Friday, Ibushi said that he is set for surgery after worsening a pre-existing ankle injury at NOAH's The New Year event on January 2.  Google Translate interprets Ibushi's posts:  sorry for the late contact. I'm sure Mr. NOAH will give you more details, but I would like to inform you that the inside of my left ankle was quite a mess, so I decided to have surgery on the right ligament. I think there will be a release soon. I'm really, really sorry. I came here with the goal of being able to do it for 20 years, and I think it's about time for me to be active. There are still a lot of things left on my contract, but I want to complete them! I try not to talk too darkly or think about the future, but I have to take care of my mother and other things, so I'll talk about it when the time comes! Don't miss one game at a time  In his main event bout against Naomichi Marufuji, Ibushi injured his ankles on a moonsau