After Getting Booed for Petr Yan Win, Sean O’Malley Gives Verdict on Paddy Pimblett UFC 282 Controversy

Paddy Pimblett has become yet another victim of claims of robbery. The British fighter scored a unanimous decision victory over Jared Gordon at UFC 282. In a fight where Gordon had most of the control, Pimblett surprisingly emerged victorious. Recently, fellow UFC fighter Sean O’Malley expressed his shock at the decision of the Pimblett vs. Gordon fight. He, too, met with a similar fate not too long ago.

O’Malley had earlier suffered a similar fate at UFC 280, where his win over Petr Yan was rejected throughout the whole MMA community. However, their fight still managed to win the “Fight of Night” award.

Sean O’Malley on Pimblett:

The bantamweight fighter talked about Pimblett‘s fight in his podcast “TimboSugarShow.” 

“Everyone in our building was like, ‘Damn! Paddy lost a 100 percent’. There was the unanimous decision, and I thought Paddy won at least one round,” said O’Malley. He added, “I really wish I would have re-watched it [Paddy’s fight] because I also told everyone after my fight, ‘just re-watch it.’ Because I re-watched it and I’m like ‘I won that.'”

However, Paddy Pimblett was very confident about the outcome of the bout. He believed that Gordon fought well. Pimblett remains undefeated but was unable to capture the $50,000 bonus. He is now on a six-win undefeated streak.

Paddy Pimblett snubs criticisms

Paddy Pimblett remains adamant even after severe fan backlash on the ending of his bout at UFC 282. He has snubbed any and all suggestions that he lost the fight to Jared Gordon. Fans were in total disbelief after Pimblett had been awarded the victory. He appeared at the post-fight press conference and addressed the issue.

“Everybody’s got an opinion , lad. Opinions are a*****s. Everyone’s got one. I know I won the fight. Simple as. I deal in facts, lad, and I won a unanimous decision. it’s not even like a split decision. Look at his and look at mine. Fights get scored on damage now. I landed a lot more damage. End of,” said Pimblett.

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However, Pimblett didn’t shy away from admitting that he had suffered some damage elsewhere. He mentioned that he had hurt his ankle and said that Gordon could have gained a significant advantage if he had attempted to strike more often.

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