'I was lucky to get the win that night': Paddy Pimblett Drops Stunning Revelation Before His UFC 314 Clash with Michael Chandler

Irish fighter Paddy Pimblett will take on Michael Chandler in the co-main event of the upcoming PPV UFC 314. The fight is seen as the biggest test in the career of Pimblett. However, ahead of the match-up, the Lightweight fighter decided to reflect on his past battles and singled out a contest which is deemed his most controversial win to date.

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Paddy Pimblett Reminisces Fight Against Jared Gordan, Admits Mistake

Pimblett faced Jared Gordan in 2022 at UFC 282 and took away a win on the judges' scorecard. Reminiscing about the fight, Pimblett revealed that he made the mistake of going too far ahead from where he was. He divulged that he was already thinking about who he would take on next after winning the fight. The complacency got to him as Gordan emerged as an equal in the contest.

Pimblett further said that he revisited the fight and concluded that it was a close affair that he won and not a "robbery" that many knowers of the game attributed it to be.

During a recent appearance on the  FULL SEND podcast, Pimblett reflected on the most controversial win of his UFC tenure.

“Going into the Jared Gordon fight, one where a lot of people thought I lost, I thought it was a close fight but I thought it was a foregone conclusion I was going to win,” Pimblett said. “I was already thinking about the next opponent and I had to get my head screwed on a bit more, it was a blessing in disguise, because I could’ve lost on that night very easily.

“A lot of journalists, MMA fighters, people think it was a ‘robbery’. I watched it back, it was a close fight and I still think I won…

“But obviously I have a little bit of bias towards myself and it was very close. I was lucky to get the win that night, but that fight changed me. I’ll never overlook an opponent ever again…snapped my ankle in the first round, so I had no mobility for 14 minutes [of the fight].”

Gordon called for a quick rematch following UFC 282, but instead, both fighters were scheduled against new opponents for their next bouts. Since losing to Pimblett, Gordon has struggled, winning only one of his last three fights.