Jared Gordon declares he will ‘beat Paddy Pimblett again’ as he eyes rematch after UFC 328

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Jared Gordon declares he will ‘beat Paddy Pimblett again’ as he eyes rematch after UFC 328

Originally posted on Bloody Elbow | By Donagh Corby | Last updated May 6, 2026 2:32 PM ET

Jared Gordon has vowed to kick off a run towards a rematch with Paddy Pimblett – and insists that he will win again.

Of course, the record books show that Pimblett won their UFC 282 showdown by Unanimous Decision, but even he admits he ‘got lucky’. Since then, the Brit went on to fight for an interim world title and continued his winning streak, while Gordon has struggled to put together a run of wins or even fights.

The New Yorker is set to return to the cage for the first time since September at UFC 328 on Saturday night. He faces a legendary New Jersey native in Jim Miller at Prudential Center, and believes that a win could kickstart his path towards a Pimblett who he feels is set to start a decline.

Jared Gordon believes Paddy Pimblett rematch is inevitable once he wins at UFC 328

Justin Gaethje was the man who ultimately inflicted Paddy Pimblett’s first defeat under the UFC banner back in January when they headlined the promotion’s launch on Paramount+. However, Jared Gordon believes that he did it first.

And he wants to do it again, telling Bloody Elbow in New Jersey that he believes a couple of victories coupled with Pimblett losing – as expected – to Benoit Saint-Denis at UFC 329 will set them up perfectly.

“Paddy is very popular and he gets pushed, good for him, lucky him,” Gordon said. “Justin, I think, is the cleaner fighter on the feet, he couldn’t take him down so it stayed there most of the time. But I didn’t think it was a great performance for either of them.

“I think Justin probably feels the same way and Paddy, obviously… Everything happens for a reason and I still think there’s an opportunity for me to fight him again. I know he’s fighting BSD which is a really tough fight for him.

“So I beat Jim Saturday, maybe win one more and I’m on a two-fight winning streak while he’s on a two-fight losing streak. I don’t think it’s too crazy to think that we could fight again and it would make sense at that point.

“Whatever happens, I have to trust it, but it was written. I do think there’s a really good chance it could happen, I will push for it and I will beat him again.”

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As just a spectator, Jared Gordon was left wanting more from Pimblett and Gaethje when they met in Vegas, adding: “I thought it was terrible, they both looked bad in that fight. They both had way better performances before and I was like, you know, styles make fights.

“Things happen in fights where you might not expect them to happen. Their styles clashing might have caused them to look like that but I just thought it wasn’t their cleanest performances. I think that’s like the majority thought on that.”

This article first appeared on Bloody Elbow and was syndicated with permission.

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