Jared Gordon was far from 100 percent going into his February bout against Carlos Diego Ferreira, which resulted in a TKO loss.
The UFC featherweight nearly lost three fingers in an altercation in Queens, New York last December, he told BloodyElbow.com earlier this month.
Gordon and a friend who practices jiu-jitsu went to a barber shop in the middle of the afternoon on Dec. 22. Upon their arrival, Gordon’s friend met a former student outside the shop and began talking to him. Gordon had never met the former student before.
Out of nowhere, Gordon said, two gang members approached the group and spat in the former student’s face, also attempting to punch him.