Paddy Pimblett continued the unbeaten run to start his octagon tenure on Saturday when he defeated Jared Gordon in the UFC 282 co-main event.
Pimblett (20-3 MMA, 4-0 UFC) emerged on top from his first pay-per-view opportunity with a controversial unanimous decision win over Gordon (19-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC) in their lightweight bout at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Pimblett’s victory over Gordon at UFC 282.
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MMA Junkie
#UFC282 co-main event time! Paddy Pimblett and Jared Gordon are moments away from a telling lightweight clash.
Play-by-play: https://t.co/dmzeARcbiS pic.twitter.com/cRMTVcE9hR
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) December 11, 2022
Nick Kalikas
#UFC282 Closing Betting Odds via @CircaSports
Paddy Pimblett -260
Jared Gordon +220@UFC 💰 | @ESPN— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) December 11, 2022
UFC
Here to shock the 🌎 @JFlashGordonMMA #UFC282 pic.twitter.com/dyPLn0PaVY
— UFC_Asia (@UFC_Asia) December 11, 2022
MMA Junkie
Paddy The Baddy has arrived on PPV! #UFC282 pic.twitter.com/S3xLgwzuLC
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) December 11, 2022
UFC
The most electric entrance in sports today 🔊
[ #UFC282 | Live on ESPN+ PPV: https://t.co/vZGZfAJS5g ] pic.twitter.com/Icwc1OXKY8
— UFC (@ufc) December 11, 2022
Bloody Elbow
Low kicks and jabs from Pimblett early. And a high kick. And a 1-2. Gordon with a big left hook and they trade low kicks. Left hooks traded, and Gordon lands another. #UFC282
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) December 11, 2022
Kevin Iole
Gordon has gotten in a fair amount of solid left hands to this point
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) December 11, 2022
Kevin Iole
Paddy with takedown but Jared winds up in his guard
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) December 11, 2022
Luke Thomas
He's been able to find other ways to win such that it didn't necessarily cost him, but his lack of head movement and overall poor striking defense is a serious problem for Pimblett no matter the outcome here. Too far along for it to be this much of an issue.
— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) December 11, 2022
Brendan Schaub
A takedown
— Brendan Schaub (@BrendanSchaub) December 11, 2022
Brett Okamoto
Interesting, competitive first round. Tuck that chin and get that right hand up, Paddy … Some scary left hooks coming from Jared Gordon early.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) December 11, 2022
Nick Kalikas
#UFC282 LIVE In-Game Wagering Odds After RD-1 via @CircaSports
Paddy Pimblett -185
Jared Gordon +145@UFC 💰 | @ESPN— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) December 11, 2022
Ant Evans
Paddy isn't very good.#UFC282
— Ant Evans (@AntEvansMMA) December 11, 2022
Charles Rosa
Wow great matchup @ufc #UFC282
— Charles Rosa (@CharlesRosaMMA) December 11, 2022
Ben Askren
Good first Rd for Gordon landing tons of lefts. Paddy gotta keep his right hand up higher.
— Funky (@Benaskren) December 11, 2022
Alan Jouban
Playing with fire in that round. #UFC282
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) December 11, 2022
Jonathan Snowden
Kevin Iole
Gordon hurts Pimblett with a right left
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) December 11, 2022
Ian Parker
And that makes a clean sweep 6-0 for myself and @bokamotoESPN if you tuned into #bestbets
Best Bet #6 Paddy/ Gordon over 1.5 ✅ @espnmma #UFC282
— Ian Parker (@IanParkerMMA) December 11, 2022
David Michaud
*Paddy grabs on to the head out of desperation to not get passed*
Joe Rogan "he might get this it's tight"
— David Michaud (@bulldawg_170) December 11, 2022
Aaron Bronsteter
20-18 Gordon heading into the final round
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) December 11, 2022
Alan Jouban
Gordon has to feel confident winning the grappling exchanges aswell as what’s happening on the feet. #UFC282
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) December 11, 2022
Fight Ghost
Can’t blame the UFC and say “they got Paddy their money train beat”. It’s a miracle they kept him winning all the way till tonight. They can only do so much – they are giving him literally as low level opponents as possible for UFC main card fights. #UFC282
— Fight Ghost (@Fight_Ghost) December 11, 2022
Nick Kalikas
#UFC282 LIVE In-Game Wagering Odds After RD-2 via @CircaSports
Paddy Pimblett -150
Jared Gordon +120@UFC 💰 | @ESPN— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) December 11, 2022
UFC
To the third and final round we go 🍿 #UFC282 pic.twitter.com/CuGFbjwsu5
— UFC (@ufc) December 11, 2022
Henry Cejudo
I’m back what a fight! 3rd round win gives you the winner 🏆 🏆🏆
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) December 11, 2022
Nate Diaz
He fighting a 145lber
— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) December 11, 2022
Derek Brunson
I 100% knew this fight would go like this ! #UFC282
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) December 11, 2022
Ant Evans
At least he's putting up a better fight tonight than he did vs Ariel#UFC282
— Ant Evans (@AntEvansMMA) December 11, 2022
Jimi Manuwa
They should make live scoring round per round #ufc282
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) December 11, 2022
Alan Jouban
Paddy needs a sense of urgency right now. #UFC282
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) December 11, 2022
Simon Samano
Jared Gordon fighting around 3 like a gritty veteran. #UFC282
— Simon Samano (@SJSamano) December 11, 2022
Kevin Iole
No all-finish card at #UFC282. Pimblett-Gordon doing to the judges. I have Gordon 30-27
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) December 11, 2022
Paul Felder
I have that a win for nyc
— Paul Felder (@felderpaul) December 11, 2022
MMA Junkie
#UFC282 results: Paddy Pimblett def. Jared Gordon via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Full results: https://t.co/dmzeARcbiS pic.twitter.com/gwXVRVKKjb
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) December 11, 2022
Danny Rubenstein
LOLZ typical. #UFC282
— Daniel Rubenstein (@dannyrube) December 11, 2022
Mike Perry
🤢
— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) December 11, 2022
Michael Bisping
Brett Okamoto
Paddy Pimblett stays perfect by a 29-28 decision.
"That wasn't close. I won the first two rounds and coasted in the third. Knew I was two rounds up so didn't want to do anything too dangerous."
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) December 11, 2022
Chris Weidman
Ummmmm
— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) December 11, 2022
Ben Askren
Bullshit decision! What does @VerdictMMA say?
— Funky (@Benaskren) December 11, 2022
MIchael Johnson
Robbery
— Michael Johnson (@Menace155) December 11, 2022
Shane Burgos
Woah… #UFC282
— Shane Burgos (@HurricaneShaneB) December 11, 2022
Derek Brunson
The refs on that discord chat . They know damn well my boy Paddy didn’t win that 😂😂😂 #UFC282
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) December 11, 2022
Jake Shields
Wow that was a clear robbery. Embarrassing judging
— Jake Shields (@jakeshieldsajj) December 11, 2022
Eric Nicksick
Ok, so who actually had Paddy winning that fight?! #UFC282
— Eric Nicksick (@Eric_XCMMA) December 11, 2022
Henry Cejudo
That’s it I’m growing out my hair and dying it blonde before my next fight! 👱 #UFC282
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) December 11, 2022
Joe Solecki
A terrible night for the integrity of the sport. Jared Gordon won that fight.
— Joe Solecki (@JoeSolecki) December 11, 2022
Chris Weidman
Anyone else confused right now ? I thought Jared 100 percent one but more shocking than that decision is paddy’s confidence that it wasn’t even a close fight 🤦♂️ what’s happening ??
— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) December 11, 2022
Rafael Natal
This is ridiculous @ufc wtf
— rafael natal (@rafaelsaponatal) December 11, 2022
UFC
"Who's a hype train?! Who's a f**king hype train?!" 😤
🔴 Paddy The Baddy taking matters into his own hands to silence the doubters tonight! #UFC282 pic.twitter.com/2iwVHthHAk
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) December 11, 2022
Dominick Cruz
HUGE L for our judges on that 1 #UFC282
— Dominick Cruz (@DominickCruz) December 11, 2022
Ariel Helwani
Also, incredible that Doug Crosby, 24 hours after one of the worst scorecards ever, scores the first two against Jared Gordon. Tremendous stuff.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) December 11, 2022
Aljamain Sterling
I felt Gordon won but TBF here, the @UFC doesn’t control the judging. The state commission picks and controls the judges in place. https://t.co/gjP1StcBuU
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) December 11, 2022
Ali Abdelaziz
Come on this is Number #1 Bullshit decision, how did Paddy Pamblet win this fight?? That’s crazy! #ufc282
— Ali Abdelaziz (@AliAbdelaziz00) December 11, 2022
Nate Diaz
Bruh?
You lost that fight 👊🏼— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) December 11, 2022
Jose Youngs
Guys… This was officially a robbery. #UFC282 pic.twitter.com/SKcO8XWijB
— José Youngs (@JoseYoungs) December 11, 2022
Simon Samano
Helluva time for their to be a robbery in the UFC, wouldn’t you say? 🤨 #UFC282
— Simon Samano (@SJSamano) December 11, 2022
Stefan Struve
Horrible decision. Those judges should be fired
— Stefan Struve (@StefanStruve) December 11, 2022
UFC
Nothing but respect after 15 hard fought minutes 🤝 #UFC282 pic.twitter.com/PqOURPaCXY
— UFC (@ufc) December 11, 2022
Gilbert Burns
The judges from Paddy fight 🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️ #ufc282 pic.twitter.com/JsA9kchuOX
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) December 11, 2022
Belal Muhammad
I’m literally speechless right now – HOW!?!? The juddges couldn’t even figure out what Rounds paddy won they just guessed
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) December 11, 2022
Al Iaquinta
UFC turning into influencer fighting championships. Paddy not great- Suga controversial win and now having time to grapple before guaranteed title fight rather than fight merab.
— Al Iaquinta🗽 (@ALIAQUINTA) December 11, 2022
Mike Davis
Paddy fucking sucks.
He lost if you think he won that fight you’re a fake. I’m sick of this. This is a marketing skeem bull shit
— Mike “Beast Boy” Davis (@MikeDavisMMA) December 11, 2022
Phil Rowe
The worst decision in @ufc history. There is an obvious agenda here. Paddy 10000% lost that fight. The UFC has to do better. Insane
— Philip Rowe (@phillyfreshmma) December 11, 2022
ESPN MMA
Paddy left the arena with his team and a brace on his right ankle after #UFC282 pic.twitter.com/8x6azueuwo
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) December 11, 2022
