Jared Gordon baffled as the JUDGE who robbed him against Paddy Pimblett wants to interview him

UFC lightweight Jared Gordon recently fell to 8-6 with one no-contest in the UFC. He fought as recently as the inaugural UFC Saudi Arabia event. The longtime 155lber has always taken his losses in strides. No one can forget the controversial nature of his loss against British fighter Paddy Pimblett. In a shocking turn of events, a judge who robbed Gordon now wants something from him.

Gordon fought and fell at the wrong end of a unanimous nod against Paddy Pimblett. The controversial judging in the co-main event of UFC 282 pay-per-view had caused quite a ruckus. Many felt Gordon should have won. Others called it the worst scoring by Doug Crosby and other two judges in UFC history. Now, Gordon revealed a message he received that judge Crosby wanted to interview him.

I got this video message from @ChaelSonnen the other day. The judge who fudged me in the Paddy fight, Doug Crosby, is asking to do an interview with me, what ya’ll think? Apparently he hasn’t judged a fight since that one…
Jared Gordon via X (@JFlashGordonMMA)

A major point of contention in the decision was Doug Crosby’s scores for the first and second rounds for Pimblett. Ron McCarthy submitted the same card, but Crosby was the focus after controversial scorecards on consecutive nights. Gordon’s upload follows a message from Chael Sonnen, who informed him Crosby scored the Bellator 289 main event before the Las Vegas Pay-per-view.

Much had been made of the controversial scoring back then. Even then, controversial scoring continues to upset the MMA community. The MMA scoring remains convoluted as ever, with many advocating open scoring systems. Now, the question is, why does Crosby supposedly want an interview with Jared Gordon? Is he recanting? It would seem odd, given he stood by his scoring morales.

Judge Doug Crosby responded to criticism over scorecards for Jared Gordon vs. Paddy Pimblett

Doug Crosby hasn’t officiated the digits on a fight ever since Jared Gordon vs. Paddy Pimblett. The reason for this was that he was the sole player in back-to-back controversial scorecards. His Bellator 289 scorecard at Uncasville, Connecticut, went similarly. He scored it 50-45 for Danny Sabatello in the interim bantamweight title and Bellator Grand Prix semis against Raufeon Stots.

Doug Crosby defended scoring against Jared Gordon (Source:ringside24.com/fightersonlymag.com/X)

The other two judges scored Stots 48-47, who many thought won clearly. This prompted Mohegan Tribal Sports Commission Director Mike Mazzulli to review the fight with all three judges. However, the veteran official claimed moralistic obligations and rules in favor of his dissenting judgment calls.

There is a system and protocols in place for officials to comment on fights that they have judged and I respect that…As far as me commenting on particular fights right now or maybe ever, that is up to the discretion of the administrators. That’s not me trying to duck out of answering hard questions about judging fights but there is a process and I respect the process.
Doug Crosby via and Exclusive Chael Sonnen’s You’re Welcome Podcast