Jared Gordon prefers a rematch with Bobby Green over Paddy Pimblett, as he considers Green a better fighter.
Jared Gordon is more interested in a rematch with Bobby Green than Paddy Pimblett. Gordon lost a highly controversial decision to Pimblett before a no-contest marred his meeting with Green. However, when asked about his preference for a second go-around, he chose Green. “The thing is, Bobby is a better fighter than Paddy, I think,” Gordon said Wednesday on The MMA Hour. “So when I beat him – I was on my way to beating him in the last one. Then it’s like, am I gonna go backward? Fight Patty the flabby, who’s just had ankle surgery and is saying he doesn’t know when he’s gonna come back.”
“[Paddy is] probably gonna blow up to some enormous weight, and then what, he’s gonna come fight me, who’s been active? I’ve been active. I’m gonna stay active. I’m gonna get cleared and then get back in there as soon as possible.” For now, Gordon is still dealing with the ramifications of his fight with Green. Pimblett, meanwhile, is on the mend from his meeting with Gordon after suffering a serious ankle injury in the opening moments of the fight. The U.K. star recently revealed he could be sidelined for the rest of the year.
Although Gordon would love to avenge his loss to Pimblett, he doesn’t believe it’s likely they’ll get the same platform as a pay-per-view event unless they both stay on the winning track. “The only way it makes sense for me is if they give me some big spot, which I doubt they’ll do, because it’s not worthy of a really big spot, I don’t think,” he said. “And I don’t think [the UFC is doing an event] in Liverpool.” Pimblett cut a promo in the immediate aftermath of his win, calling Gordon a bum who couldn’t beat him on his best day. However, those weren’t fighting words for Gordon, who laughed at the underlying message he read, “I was laughing because if you really thought you won, bro, you’re in the recovery room at the hospital, you just had an X-ray, and the first words that you’re muttering are Jared Gordon,” he said.