Paddy Pimblett admits that Jared Gordon fight was closer than he thought
Paddy Pimblett has maintained that he believes he won his UFC 282 bout against Jared Gordon. The unranked lightweight prospect recently admitted, however, that the fight may have been closer than he initially thought.
Speaking to Bleacher Report, 'The Baddy' stated:
"I thought I won two rounds to one, and I watched the fight back, and I thought I won two rounds to one. I'll be honest, it was a lot closer than I thought it was. I never dominated, but I think the only clear round in the whole fight is the second, and that's for me. The third round, he just holds me. He doesn't really do nothing."
Paddy Pimblett added:
"People try to say, 'Oh, it's because he's Dana's boy'. How am I Dana's boy? He came on my podcast. I'm not his boy. I'm just a fighter on his roster. People say he influences judges. He can't. That's got nothing to do with it. I thought I won. A lot of people in the crowd thought I won."
Pimblett added that he believes the commentary may have influenced the mindset of fans watching the bout. He claimed that he spoke with people who believed he lost the fight until they watched it without commentary. While the unranked lightweight had initially claimed to have dominated the bout, he has also shown a willingness to take part in a rematch to prove he is the better fighter.
What did Paddy Pimblett say about Jared Gordon?
Paddy Pimblett recently underwent ankle surgery to repair an injury suffered at UFC 282. The lightweight prospect shared footage from his hospital bed to his YouTube channel in which he called out Jared Gordon, stating:
"I want to punch his head in towards the end of the year. I am going to run it back... I'll snap his arm for him in a round. Had a boxing match with him and I still won, because you're s**t. I hope he watches this. You're f**king dog s**t. At my worst, you couldn't beat me at your best. Injured, everything going wrong, and you couldn't beat me on my worst day, and I beat you on your best, because you're a little bum."
Check out Paddy Pimblett's comments on Jared Gordon below (starting at the 5:41 mark):
Despite many fans and fighters believing that he lost the bout, Pimblett was awarded a unanimous decision victory. Gordon caught news of the comments from 'The Baddy' and took to Twitter to respond, stating:
"Funny thing is going into this fight I had an ankle injury as well, documented by UFC. I couldn’t walk for weeks after our fight too. I get why he’s angry. He knows I won. Like the rest of the world…"
Check out Jared Gordon's response to Paddy Pimblett below:
