LAS VEGAS: Paddy Pimblett kept his octagon streak alive by earning a controversial unanimous points victory over Jared Gordon at UFC 282.
Despite being unranked, the popular Liverpudlian capped a fine year by coming out on top on the judges’ scorecards in a close lightweight co-main event against his experienced American opponent at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday.
Twenty-three of 24 MMA media outlets scored the fight in favor of Gordon, with 11 of them giving all three rounds to the American. But all three judges saw the UFC 282 co-main event for Pimblett, giving the U.K. star two of three rounds for unanimous 29-28 scores.
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“Jared is tough, he’s a tough man,” Pimblett said. “He’s come back, hats off to him. I knew I won the first and second so coasted in the third not wanting to take any stupid risks.”
Pimblett, who scored victories at UFC London in March and July, extends the unbeaten start to his UFC career to four wins.
But the 27-year-old says he is unsure when he will return to the octagon after suffering an injury during the fight.
“We’ll see. I’m not gonna lie, I hurt my right foot in the first round. I’ll need that X-rayed,” he said.
