Dana White announces Paddy Pimblett vs. Jared Gordon, managers refute booking

Following his violent knockout debut UFC victory, Paddy Pimblett’s next opponent has been the target of regular speculation. Some were even suggesting that the…

By: Zane Simon | 1 year ago
Dana White announces Paddy Pimblett vs. Jared Gordon, managers refute booking
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Following his violent knockout debut UFC victory, Paddy Pimblett’s next opponent has been the target of regular speculation. Some were even suggesting that the much hyped former Cage Warriors featherweight champ might face former lightweight title contender Donald Cerrone. A rumor Pimblett himself later refuted.

Instead, however, it seems as though Jared Gordon may have made the strongest case for himself to face the Liverpudlian—with a post-fight call-out following his victory over Joe Solecki at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker.

“Nothing malicious, I like the guy,” Gordon said of his interest in the fight. “But, I beat his teammate Chris Fishgold and he wanted to get that one back, so come and get it.”

And if that’s Gordon’s wish, he just might get it. UFC President Dana White recently sat down for an interview with Barstool sports, where he revealed that “Jared Gordon is probably going to [be Pimblett’s next opponent].”

“I certainly hope he does,” White added, when asked if Gordon knew about the planned booking.

For his part, Gordon retweeted a clip of the interview, adding that “My grandparents were born and raised in London. I’d love to fight in the motherland.”

Unfortunately, whatever Gordon’s interest – and White’s priorities – it doesn’t sound like anything has been set in stone. Shortly after White’s interview dropped, Pimblett’s manager dipped into the Twitter comments to make it clear that they’re still weighing their options.

And to make matters hazier, Gordon’s manager chimed in as well, just to say that they hadn’t heard a peep from the UFC as of yet.

With a headlining bout for their March 19th event still unannounced (or, for that matter, even an official location) it seems there’s still a lot of work to be done to iron out all the details. In the meantime, assuming everything moves forward as intended, Pimblett’s teammates Tom Aspinall and Molly McCann have also been tabbed for the undercard.

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Zane Simon
Zane Simon

Zane Simon is a senior editor, writer, and podcaster for Bloody Elbow. He has worked with the website since 2013, taking on a wide variety of roles. A lifelong combat sports fan, Zane has trained off & on in both boxing and Muay Thai. He currently hosts the long-running MMA Vivisection podcast, which he took over from Nate Wilcox & Dallas Winston in 2015, as well as the 6th Round podcast, started in 2014. Zane is also responsible for developing and maintaining the ‘List of current UFC fighters’ on Bloody Elbow, a resource he originally developed for Wikipedia in 2010.

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