Jared Gordon needs surgery for broken orbital bone suffered in Charles Oliveira loss at UFC Sao Paulo

Jared Gordon didn’t leave UFC on ESPN+ 22 unscathed.

The lightweight fighter suffered a broken left orbital bone in his knockout loss to Charles Oliveira a week ago in Sao Paulo. Gordon (15-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC) announced the news of his injury on his social media.

Gordon will have to undergo surgery Monday. It will be his second orbital bone procedure. He had an orbital repair in 2015 on the opposite side. Gordon, a New York native, is 31 and trains at Roufusport in Milwaukee.

Below are photos of Gordon’s fracture:

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Turns out I broke my left orbital last Saturday. I had an orbital repair in 2015 as shown in the pictures above. This wasn’t nearly as painful as 2015 but the fracture is touching the nerve and I cant feel the left side of my face. Surgery is possible if the muscle is entrapped. Further testing will tell if I need urgent surgery or not. All I want to do is get back in there. I’ll never quit. My life is far from a smooth ride to where I want to go. I try and usually fail until I accomplish anything. Why would this be different? Life on life’s terms… #fighting #fail #success #adversity #nevergiveup #flash #comebackking

A post shared by Jared Gordon (@jaredflashgordon) on Nov 22, 2019 at 9:02am PST

Found out last night that I will be having orbital floor replacement on my left eye. I had that done on my right eye in 2015. This will be the second plate to go in my face. Surgery is Monday morning. Just another chapter… more will be revealed

— Jared Gordon (@JFlashGordonMMA) November 23, 2019