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Farah Hannoun

UFC’s Jared Gordon excited to fight Paddy Pimblett, but also: ‘Together we could raise awareness for mental health’

ABU DHABI – Jared Gordon is taking a refreshing approach heading into his fight with Paddy Pimblett.

Gordon (19-5 MMA, 7-4 UFC) takes on Pimblett (19-3 MMA, 3-0 UFC) at UFC 282 on Dec. 10 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Pimblett has emerged as one of the biggest stars on the roster, and Gordon hopes he can capitalize on that – but not by trash talking him.

Instead, Gordon is hoping to raise awareness for mental health, especially after seeing Pimblett use his platform to urge men to speak up about it. After submitting Jordan Leavitt in July, Pimblett opened up about losing his friend to suicide – something Gordon can relate to.

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