It would be the understatement of the century to say that Jared Gordon has dealt with some tough circumstances in his life. But the UFC lightweight could never have predicted the fate that would befall him in the lead-up to his recent fight against Carlos Diego Ferreira.
On Dec. 22, 2017, three days before Gordon signed his UFC Austin contract to meet Ferreira, the New York native suffered a grisly hand injury while defending his friend Jeffrey Gallardo in an impromptu street fight outside of Gallardo’s barbershop. Gordon first revealed the story Monday to ESPN — and it’s a wild one.