\u201cFlash\u201d is built differently.<\/p>\n
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight Jared Gordon suffered a brutal, bloody stoppage loss yesterday (Sat., Sept. 13, 2025) at Noche UFC 3<\/a>, when Rafa Garcia stopped him with a punch followed by elbows inside Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas (watch highlights<\/a>).<\/p>\n On fight night, Gordon entered the cage wearing a knee sleeve \u2014 something noticeably unusual for the 37-year-old veteran. That\u2019s because something insane happened less than 24 hours earlier.<\/p>\n According to his close friend and former Welterweight champion, Belal Muhammad, Gordon was hit by a car the day before his fight. The impact reportedly popped his knee, but instead of withdrawing from the bout, \u201cFlash\u201d chose to grit his teeth and compete anyway.<\/p>\n \u201cJared got hit by a car yesterday and popped his knee; he didn\u2019t want to pull out and fought like a warrior,\u201d Muhammad wrote on social media. \u201cHe\u2019s tougher than nails.\u201d<\/p>\n While Gordon\u2019s toughness earned him plenty of praise online, others were frustrated given the circumstances, as he entered the fight as a heavy betting favorite; some fans felt blindsided<\/a> that he stepped into the cage severely compromised, sparking a wave of heated debate about transparency and fighter safety in relation to sports gambling.<\/p>\n As for Gordon himself, he has yet to publicly comment on either the freak accident or the loss to Garcia, which halted his momentum at Lightweight. The setback snapped his one-fight winning streak and left him with a 2-2 record over his last four Octagon appearances.<\/p>\n