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Farah Hannoun

John McCarthy thinks crowd reaction influenced son to score UFC 282 fight for Paddy Pimblett

John McCarthy disagrees with his son’s scorecard for Paddy Pimblett vs. Jared Gordon.

McCarthy’s son, Ron McCarthy, was one of the three judges cageside scoring the UFC 282 co-main event between Pimblett and Gordon this past Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Pimblett (20-3 MMA, 4-0 UFC) defeated Gordon (19-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC) by unanimous decision, a result many saw as questionable. McCarthy’s son awarded Pimbeltt the first two rounds and Gordon the third, but McCarthy thinks he got it wrong.

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