Lightweight mixed martial artist Jared Gordon last fought in December 2018 on n UFC on Fox 31. In that end-of-year bout, the 30-year-old from Queens, New York, lost to Joaquin Silva via TKO in round three.
"Yeah, he put me in that Pavel stretch, it's called, I think. And I felt a tearing and I heard popping, but I knew there was only 10 seconds left, and I was like 'screw it, I'm not gonna tap.' And it turned out that my hamstring came off my pelvis, and it was close to a full tear," revealed Gordon.
Fortunately for Gordon, his injury was such that surgery was not required. "I was looking at surgery, but, if you tear your hamstring, I tore it in the spot where you would want to tear it," said the fighter. "I was limping around for about two-three months, but I recovered fairly quickly and got back in there, and here I am."
Gordon has gone 2-2 in his last four bouts, with his last two being round 1 and round 3 losses respectively. Moret, a 32-year-old Minnesota native, owns a pro MMA record of 13-5 but is also on a two-fight losing streak.
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