Paddy Pimblett has admitted that criticism from former fighters like Nate Diaz as well as commentator Joe Rogan caused him to re-evaluate his performance against Jared Gordon.
The Scouse fighter was slated across the sport after barely beating Gordon in his fourth UFC outing in Las Vegas back in December. Many fans believed that he had lost the fight despite all three judges feeling that he had done enough to get the victory at the T-Mobile Arena and continue his winning streak in the promotion.
Among his critics was Diaz, who first tweeted that Pimblett was "fighting a 145lber" and added: "Bruh? You lost that fight." He was echoed by Rogan, who seemed shocked at the result and later theorised that the Brit had won because of his popularity.
