Jared Gordon injured by car before UFC fight

Saturday's show by the experienced UFC combatant whitethorn person seemed similar a atrocious time for Jared Gordon, but down it each is an unexpected incidental that earnestly affected his performance. The American fighter, known for his tenacity and acquisition successful the cage, had an mishap conscionable 24 hours earlier his combat against Rafa Garcia astatine the Noche UFC 3 event.

His person Belal Muhammad instantly shared the accusation that Gordon had experienced a bizarre lawsuit that day; helium was deed by a car. The combatant himself openly confirmed what happened connected Monday and explained successful detail.

“Two hours aft measurement ins I was lasting successful the thoroughfare portion a car was backing retired down me, I was looking down the thoroughfare distant from the car. The operator was looking the different mode arsenic idiosyncratic is helping him backmost out, waving him on, the beforehand extremity of…” – Gordon wrote connected Twitter.

Jared Gordon explains

The combatant explained: 

“Two hours aft the weigh-in, I was lasting connected the thoroughfare arsenic a car backed up down me. I was looking down the street, I didn’t announcement it moving, and the operator was looking the different mode portion idiosyncratic waved him on. The beforehand instrumentality went implicit my close foot, and the bumper deed my knee, which bent inward and stretched my MCL (medial collateral ligament). I thought astir calling it quits, but I didn’t privation to. After a pugnacious and bully camp, I didn’t privation to springiness up. Maybe it was the incorrect decision. I apologize to the fans for the performance.”

Although it was wide successful the aboriginal rounds that helium was struggling with mobility and a genu injury, Gordon decided to enactment successful the cage. The combat ended successful a nonaccomplishment successful the 3rd circular aft a bid of elbows.

With the loss, his UFC grounds drops to 9-7 and 1 NC. Just a fewer months earlier, successful May, the awesome combatant had knocked retired Thiago Moises and seemed to beryllium yet gathering a coagulated winning streak. Now, aft this accident, it is wide however unpredictable situations tin impact results, adjacent for experienced and skilled fighters similar him.