In an exclusive per Betway, Jared Gordon speaks extensively about Paddy Pimblett and the scouser’s recent tirade. Touching on all manner of situations revolving around the feud Gordon pulls no punches.
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When questioned about the recent video Pimblett posted to his YouTube channel where he trashes Gordon. The New Yorker had the following to say:
“He sent the video because I’m crawling around in his head all day. You got guys like Joe Rogan, Michael Bisping, Bruce Buffer – Nate Diaz made a tweet – they all said you lost. It would be in my head also, it’s been months but it has not gone away yet. I know I’m on his mind.”
“People are still questioning him because everyone keeps talking about it. I keep getting DMs from people from Liverpool almost every day ‘Hey, greetings from Liverpool, you beat Paddy, can’t wait for you to fight again’. I would love to go over there and fight him again.”
“It was pretty comical, you’re in your hospital bed talking about Jared Gordon. You just had surgery and my name is coming out of your mouth, which tells me I am living in your head. If you really thought you had won the fight you would have commented one or two times and you would have let it go, but you are still talking about me.”
“A winner, or someone who thinks they won, is not going to be wanting a rematch. There are numerous reasons why he wants to do a rematch. The biggest one is that he thinks he didn’t win that fight but he’s not going to admit that.”
“You and I know and the rest of the world knows I won that fight. But why are you still talking about it? I have a big fight coming up. A tougher fight than Paddy in April.”
Gordon About a Potential Rematch in Liverpool
Not looking past Bobby Green who he faces later this month. Jared has got a plan of what he’d like to see should he defeat his upcoming opponent.
“So I’m focused on that. But when I get through that, I would love to fight Paddy if it makes sense for me at that point. When I beat Bobby Green, does it make sense to go back now and fight Paddy who is not ranked? Maybe I’ll be ranked after that. If they give me some big opportunity, even a big event in Liverpool.”
“He could sell out Liverpool and we could main event there, but it would have to be really worth it for me. I’m focusing on Bobby Green first but Anfield fight could make sense for rematch”
“I still want that fight back – maybe they want to give him a warm-up fight because I’ll be fighting whilst he is recovering- but I’m not going to wait for him.”
Jared Gordon Touches on the Paddy Pimblett Injury “His Excuses Are Rubbish”
“I sprained my ankle at the beginning of camp – his excuses are rubbish”
“It’s funny because he says that he threw a kick at me and I checked it incorrectly and he hurt his ankle. In the first round I kicked his left leg and he stepped back because of it and rolled his right ankle. The consequences were because of my kick. He is saying that he kicked me a couple of times and that’s probably adding to it, but I know I hurt you.”
“I couldn’t even jump from one foot going into the Paddy fight. But I kicked it a few times and after our fight I was walking on crutches for a month. We both had bad ankles coincidently but no one goes into a fight 100%.”
“When he says, ‘I beat you on my worst day’ I wasn’t on my best day in that fight and I still blatantly won the fight, but I was also hurt.”
Questioning Pimblett’s Decision to Get Surgery Months After Their Fight
“He had an injured ankle and waited three months to have surgery, why? If I’m injured I’m trying to square that straight away as soon as possible.”
“I know he went on vacation and had media obligations. It’s weird because he was kicking pads in Thailand then he had surgery a month later. Maybe he didn’t want surgery in America. Whatever works for me but I hope it works out. “
Jared Gordon On the Benefits Of Paddy Pimblett Fight
“I’ve gotten way more popular in defeat to Paddy. I think everything happens for a reason. When this first happened, back in the hotel, I was p******, I was throwing s***. I didn’t want to see anyone, none of my friends or family that were over there.”
“Then as the weeks went on, my following skyrocketed and we’re still talking about it. The UFC treated that fight as if I had won and gave me an established veteran higher-ranked guy. So it’s like coming off a win but I didn’t get my other paycheck.”
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