Pimblett had his moments in Round 1 but generally appeared to land the less impactful strikes, despite two judges scoring Round 1 in Pimblett's favor. The ...
Pimblett improved to 20-3 as a professional and 4-0 in the UFC with three stoppages. Pimblett also revealed that he injured his foot early in the fight and that he wanted to work with Gordon on supporting charitable efforts. The strike count was low on both ends, but Pimblett landed a handful of solid elbows and knees with his back to the fence. Gordon held Pimblett against the cage for the majority of the round, but he landed barely any strikes of substance. Pimblett has a tendency to keep his chin high and Gordon made him pay for it early and often. All three judges scored the fight 29-28 in favor of Pimblett, but some judges awarded each fighter different rounds.
See the top Twitter reactions to Paddy Pimblett's controversial decision victory against Jared Gordon in the UFC 282 co-main event.
He lost if you think he won that fight you’re a fake. The state commission picks and controls the judges in place. This is a marketing skeem bull shit I won the first two rounds and coasted in the third. [@UFC]doesn’t control the judging. Can’t blame the UFC and say “they got Paddy their money train beat”. Too far along for it to be this much of an issue. And a 1-2. And a high kick. [December 11, 2022] It’s a miracle they kept him winning all the way till tonight.
Paddy Pimblett kept his hype train going with a unanimous decision win over Jared Gordon at UFC 282.The Baddy needed to rely on the judge's scorecards.
“I won the first two rounds and then coasted in the third. He posted on social media: “I was robbed everyone knows it… Pimblett started to find the target with big shots at the end of round two of a fight that was already proving to be the toughest of his brief UFC career.
Paddy Pimblett remained unbeaten in the octagon with a unanimous decision victory - all three judges scored it 29-28 - over Jared Gordon.
Gordon backed Pimblett to the cage and started working for a takedown, but Pimblett shucked him off and started unloading with combinations. Gordon shot for a takedown, but Pimblett latched onto his neck for a choke without securing his hooks in. Gordon started putting the pressure on Pimblett as he looked to find a home for the left.
The Paddy Pimblett hype train is still on the rails, but its pace has slowed to a crawl. The Baddy from Liverpool, one of the most popular young fighters in ...
It also puts the UFC's matchmakers in a tough spot. Meanwhile, Pimblett failed on all three of his attempts and only controlled 0:35 of action on the mat. It was clear that he was the bigger, more powerful man in the cage. While the Brit survived that opening stanza, he continued to eat big shots into Round 2, some of them pretty substantial. And while he ultimately passed it with a unanimous-decision victory, the context of that result is impossible to ignore. Commentators Joe Rogan and Daniel Cormier hummed nervously as it happened, sensing, like many viewers, that things could get bad for The Baddy in a blink.
LAS VEGAS — The first 10 fights at UFC 282 all were finishes, either knockouts or submission. The first one that wasn't was the co-main event between Jared ...
Yahoo Sports scored it 30-27 for Gordon, but all three judges (Doug Crosby, Chris Lee and Ron McCarthy) had it 29-28 for Pimblett.
Here are the live results and highlights for the UFC 282 co-main event between Paddy Pimblett and Jared Gordon.
Pimblett started to throw elbows and knees while his back was to the cage, and then he found the space he needed to get free. Pimblett was finding success with his leg kicks, and started to land a bit with his hands as the round went on. Pimblett initiated a scramble and found his way on the back with about 30-seconds to go. Gordon escaped the sub and the fight returned the the feet. He also isn’t known for that one-hitter quitter on the feet, but Gordon is always game and is historically someone you have to finish in order to beat. Paddy brings a lot of hype with him, and a lot of eyeballs, but it will be his heart and skills that he must lean on tonight.
Pimblett, 27, fought Gordon in Las Vegas on Saturday night and was controversially awarded a victory by unanimous decision - with observers on social media ...
I was robbed everyone knows it,' he said. He then added: 'Not at all, I won the first two rounds and coasted in the third. Meanwhile, Gordon himself accused the officials of 'robbing' him.
Paddy The Baddy Pimblett claimed controversial unanimous decision against experienced American Jared Gordon at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday.
I don't know if I lost the fight, but for sure I'm not the winner," Blachowicz added. I'll need that X-rayed," he said. "Jared is tough, he's a tough man," Pimblett said.
Paddy Pimblett is confident he did enough to beat Jared Gordon despite the fact many people thought he lost at UFC 282.The Baddy was made to work for.
I won the first two, he won the third.’ “In the cage, I thought that he’d won the third. Pimblett added: “I knew I’d won the first two [rounds], people don’t have to tell me.
Paddy Pimblett has strongly contested claims Jared Gordon was 'robbed' during their fight at UFC 282. 'The Baddy' won by scoring 29-28 on every scorecard in ...
[At the media conference after the event, shared by MMA Junkie,](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/12/ufc-282-results-paddy-pimblett-edges-jared-gordon-decision) the 27-year-old lightweight was asked why he felt public opinion was so against him in this instance. [tweeting after his fight 'I was robbed everyone knows it'](https://twitter.com/JFlashGordonMMA/status/1601822056618020866?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet). I said to him, 'Control time means nothing'. Pimblett blasted the critics, noting that he was the one who had the Green W next to his name In the media chat afterwards, Pimblett admitted that his right foot was damaged in a tough first round, and that the limb - and his swollen knuckles - would have to be assessed on Monday. In response, Pimblett blasted: 'I was sitting next to Dominick Cruz before, and we spoke about it.
Paddy Pimblett of England was declared the winner in the UFC 282 against Jared Gordon in the lightweight category, being the favourite, and judges seemed to ...
The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). [Jan Blachowicz](/topic/jan-blachowicz)and [Magomed Ankalev](/topic/magomed-ankalev)were declared the main event, and Paddy Pimblett and Jared Gordon were declared the co-main event. So Pimblett was rewarded with a Christmas gift, and Gordon was left surprised. Pimblett immediately acknowledged the victory and sniggered on the mike, asking the crowd who is the fighter with a lot of hype. [Jiri Prochazka](/topic/jiri-prochazka)and [Glover Teixeira](/topic/glover-teixeira), Prochazka got injured. Among other popular events, like the fight between
The Liverpudlian lightweight was booed as the scorecards were read out, before the main event ended as a draw with the vacant light heavyweight title on the ...
Dana White didn't necessarily have a problem with the decision that led to a win for Paddy Pimblett in UFC 282's co-main. But he definitely had an issue ...
“I thought that Jared Gordon’s game plan in the third round was horrible,” White said. Go out and fight the f****** third round.” As far as the scoring goes, White didn’t offer an opinion on whether or not he personally believed Gordon had done enough to perhaps win the first two rounds in his fight with Pimblett. “You think you won the first two rounds with the judges? White believes Gordon has no one to blame but himself after choosing to grind away in the clinch with Pimblett in the third round instead of forcing the action. [Dana White](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2230/dana-white) famously tells UFC fighters never to leave a fight in the judges’ hands.
“Everyone's got an opinion, lad. Opinions are like a**holes: Everyone's got one,” Pimblett told MMA Junkie and other reporters post-fight at UFC 282. “I know I ...
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I deal in facts lad and I won a unanimous decision,” Pimblett said in the post-fight interview. “I knew I’d won the first two, people don’t have to tell me, in the cage I thought he’d won the third,” Pimblett said. Pimblett also responded to the criticism and said he would fight “whoever’s name is on the contract next”. Speaking post-match, the lightweight fighter was certain he was the winner and pointed to the unanimous verdict. Pimblett and Gordon’s fight was the first of UFC 282 to go to a decision, with the three judges scoring it 29-28 to the undefeated lightweight. The fight was handed to the Liverpudlian by unanimous decision and as Pimblett began his celebrations Rogan tilted his head back, shocked by the result which was dubbed a “highway robbery”.
Ilia Topuria thinks Paddy Pimblett didn't win a single round in his fight against Jared Gordon at UFC 282.
If he crosses in my way, then we’re going to put his head like Bryce’s head tonight.” Like I said before, he’s not in my way right now, so, God bless everyone who’s not in my way. He didn’t win any rounds.
Ilia Topuria thinks Paddy Pimblett didn't win a single round in his fight against Jared Gordon at UFC 282.
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[UFC 282](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/ufc-282). [Paddy Pimblett](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/paddy-pimblett) seemingly escaped with a lucky one Saturday when he edged Jared Gordon on the scorecards in the [UFC 282](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/events/ufc-282) co-main event. [the unanimous decision](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/12/ufc-282-results-paddy-pimblett-edges-jared-gordon-decision) over Gordon (19-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC) in their lightweight bout at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, but a large sector of viewers are calling “robbery” on the questionable scoring of the fight.