Jared Gordon Shares His Journey With Addiction

Jared Gordon Shares His Journey With Addiction | UFC Connected

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UFC lightweight Jared Gordon returns to New York City to retrace his incredible journey from homelessness and addiction - to performing on MMA’s biggest stage under the bright lights of Madison Square Garden.
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@RyanPetro-m5f 5 ай бұрын

Jared's one of my best friends. I've known him for many years, we got sober together. He's an incredible human being, super personable, extremely kind, and tougher than anyone I know. The way the ufc has treated him, between his loss with Paddy, and most recently Ass-Rat or whatever that durka durka's name is, he has never been dealt an easy hand and continues to persevere.

@mikeyvang6488 Жыл бұрын

He beat Paddy, we can all agree

@THEDOGFATHERL11 Жыл бұрын

He didn't even drop paddy with a broken foot who's easy to drop paddy has super quick recovery but dropping him almost everyone he's been in the cage with has done before losing

@curtishill6490 Жыл бұрын

Paddy is all hype and Gordon beat him😂😂

@Ohyhbaby-rh4fz Жыл бұрын

⁠@@THEDOGFATHERL11brother stop you’re coping. Gordon had much more significant shots in that fight

@tobyneo10101 Жыл бұрын

Love the ufc but there’s a couple robberies like that fight decision that just make you kinda lose respect for the judges and even the sport. He beat paddy for sure.

@spectre8469 Жыл бұрын

that fight was more of a rig then watching sean vs yan. Watching that live i was 150% sure paddy lost. He didn't win that fight, they gave it to him due to his popularity.@@THEDOGFATHERL11

@LeeB_MMA Жыл бұрын

Such an inspirational story. I'm sure we all wish Jared the best

@unknowngeeza3701 Жыл бұрын

The man went from black tar to black belt. Gotta respect it

@joshtaylor6267 Жыл бұрын

🥲 😂😅

@cole88 Жыл бұрын

I knocked Jared Gordon out cold 11 years ago in ny I still have it in video

@nycrevolutionary9663 Жыл бұрын

@@cole88post it

@666gnarlsbad Жыл бұрын

Absolutely ❤ his climb out of the clutches of addiction. I'm 36 and have almost 6 months without a drop of alcohol in my body, and I work at the treatment center I attended last February. Change is possible when you're fed up living with a constant crutch. Shout out to all my sober warriors out there from Carlsbad New Mexico🌶

@ProducerKeylo Жыл бұрын

Praying from you, from Michigan. Sober here since 2018 off opiates. Life isn’t so bad on this side… can’t believe some of the shit I did.

@quickdrawcowboy Жыл бұрын

Womp womp

@bussterdouglas Жыл бұрын

As someone who’s currently addicted to opioids this made me teary lol I’m rooting for this guy!

@GlacierSound Жыл бұрын

We’re rooting for you buddy.

@jaketaylor-richardson1695 Жыл бұрын

What he said ^ ❤️

@ProducerKeylo Жыл бұрын

THAT PARRRRT!!!!

@adam-ramos Жыл бұрын

@busterdouglas day by day. If you want to quit it’s a long road ahead. I thought I would never be clean but I am. I had no choice. Quit while you can or it will happen at a point where you have no choice. 🙏🏼

@ricksikora7270 Жыл бұрын

I had a 4 year oxycontin addiction, a bad one. I beat it, you can too.

@StylezMajorMusic Ай бұрын

Jared is an inspiration to all of us in recovery, he was born for this it was in his DNA, he broke a generational curse on his bloodline.

@Forgetaboutit26 Жыл бұрын

God bless Jared. What a man.

@joshuataylor111 Жыл бұрын

Wow what a great story, props to the ufc for sharing this

@18chucknorrisjr Жыл бұрын

It takes a lot heart for a man to say all this , Congrats to Jared

@bargepoled Жыл бұрын

Childhood trauma is the root cause of so many problems in society. Behind every addict, prostitute, murderer or gangster is a tale of childhood abuse, trauma or neglect. Untreated emotional, physical and psychological pain more often than not leads to addiction. Often that trauma is passed down through families and the cycle of trauma and addiction continues. Jared was lucky that wheh he hit rock bottom he was able to get into detox, could pay for it or have someone pay it for him and had MMA to focus on. Many people in his situation have none of that and unfortunately end up dead.

@evan937 Жыл бұрын

The fact that he beat not only drug addiction, but sexual assault as a child is incredible...💯😢

@kinda.austrian 23 күн бұрын

Awesome dude. Recovering heroin addict/alcoholic myself 4.5 years sober. Rooting for this guy.

@michaelbushey2787 Жыл бұрын

I can relate to Jared so much. Ive been there many times. Countless times. But through hard work, ive been 5 years sober. Thank god

@robbienapalm Жыл бұрын

I love this man. Such an inspiration

@jamesmassone312 Жыл бұрын

What an inspiration dude this literally touched my heart

@novaia2643 Жыл бұрын

Gordon beat Pimblett

@THEDOGFATHERL11 Жыл бұрын

If you think Gordon won round 3 for his contoll time then paddy controlled an dictated the pace of the first 2 rounds then split his head open with a elbow visible damage at the end of round 1 paddy definitely won round 2 and whatever way you look at it he either won round 1 with his contoll an dictated pace of the round plus cutting Gordon head open or he got round 3 for landing some shots while Gordon was trying to hold on without throwing ant shots

@THEDOGFATHERL11 Жыл бұрын

@wingsofheartproblems6400 damage will contribute to the round it was done in

@jmz2144 Жыл бұрын

Gordon got KO'd by old Bobby Green, he probably wouldn't even beat Tony Ferguson

@barbarapaparella1833 Жыл бұрын

@@jmz2144Bobby can beat almost anyone . Losing 2 Bobby isn't a bad thing. I think Tony is done. He should definitely retire imo or just do 1 more fight . Dudes lost 7 in a row. Crazy how quick his career went south.

@chrispotter Жыл бұрын

Thankyou.

@gamegoof Жыл бұрын

Man, Im rooting for this guy now 😭

@Bo-Dog Жыл бұрын

He came from a good home but all it takes is one bad day/event to send you on downward spiral. Jared is a strong person for sharing his journey and overcoming his demons.

@gregory57481 Жыл бұрын

Super inspiring 😊

@GulipPuyam Жыл бұрын

Love u as same past addiction problem but different recovery journey good luck to you Sir and to your hard work💪🏻👍🏻 lets 🤘🏻brother

@EndlessWeekendFishing Жыл бұрын

Inspiring to be better 🙏

@Youtubesubscriber2009 Жыл бұрын

I have a different appreciation for this man now. Beautiful story

@Jesussavedme_33 Жыл бұрын

Same but porn. That's why i started going out and run on the beach and i am starting boxing next month. Some might laugh but this is serious shit, and it kills alot of dreams

@KevoO174 Жыл бұрын

I know what you mean bro don’t forget to pray daily we both got this👌masturbation truly ain’t it at all

@spectre8469 Жыл бұрын

hey man we all got our thing, im a gambling addict. Its ruined my life, but i have been training combat sports for about a year now.

@rskooma Жыл бұрын

You got this

@quickdrawcowboy Жыл бұрын

@@spectre8469how’d you lose it? Sports gambling? Blackjack? Give me a synops

@CuttingLawnsRight 9 ай бұрын

You are choosing it

@Jilodd Жыл бұрын

Amazing

@curtishill6490 Жыл бұрын

Great story that i hope gets through tobat least 1 person but hopefully more🙏🙏👍💯

@craiglynch3936 10 ай бұрын

We love you j

@CuttingLawnsRight 9 ай бұрын

He will be back there

@reigns1902 Жыл бұрын

Sexual assaults and molestation is way too common man. Jared is so strong for being where he is today. Just know i empathize with you man

@ryantracy1919 Жыл бұрын

Good shit bro way to show not all us junkies are scumbags some just need an ohh shit moment to get back on track, and most are waiting hopefully it’s before prison or ur dead. Great story though!!

@edwards.8453 Жыл бұрын

Respect to Jared!!! P.S. you whooped Paddy’s ass

@sofea4587 Жыл бұрын

Best of the fighting

@strongestblackwoman6591 Жыл бұрын

Jared smashed paddy and that belt is gonna be his one day. Jared has already beaten Goliath. Love ya bro

@AguradienteBlanco Жыл бұрын

Make the octagon black and the adverts gold at ufc 300

@Jxshymma135 Жыл бұрын

Aint he f’ing awesome dude

@legaval_13 Жыл бұрын

Лайк Меган Оливи ❤😊👍

@vicenteandress650 Жыл бұрын

LFKGO Gordon good guy, helluva fighter

@vedantpatel2131 Жыл бұрын

Bro swept paddy 3-0. One of the biggest robberies in recent history.

@Whaleindowed Жыл бұрын

He’s been in the UFC how long and they finally make him a video lol. Great story

@kibwescipio9426 Жыл бұрын

He now starting to get notice from the fans so it make sense why they would now

@aegontargaryen573 Жыл бұрын

You guys should tell Gordon and Pyfer together in one video! I’m sure nobody knows it!

@FREEBANDS808 Жыл бұрын

No man is a black belt brown belt is where it’s at

@buakawpoatan Жыл бұрын

What a true American Inspiration ❤

@SF_Native Жыл бұрын

This is why I never sent my son to camp. Too many damn horror stories of gross perverted men doing stuff to kids. Glad to see Jared was able to make it out of his dark times.

@KunKhmer-Weekly Жыл бұрын

Just now 👇

@jonreal1765 Жыл бұрын

Run it back paddy

@quickdrawcowboy Жыл бұрын

From robbing houses to being robbed from the judges

@tex-do1wm Жыл бұрын

HE BEAT PADDY.

@ابراهيم_محمد_الازهر 10 ай бұрын

Bro got robbed in that paddy fight

@CuttingLawnsRight 9 ай бұрын

Sounds fake - how did you get drugs at 9?

@davidturpin6604 Жыл бұрын

Great sorry

@astheskylarksings Жыл бұрын

That mafia money… This has all the makings of a white person’s story. Im sure a lot of these mma fans can identify with this story

@mhm6 Жыл бұрын

Oh I thought he had an addiction to fighting

@egseven Жыл бұрын

Can I share mine? Oh yeah no one cares...😅

@tuffneggah Жыл бұрын

meg got cake

@CuttingLawnsRight 9 ай бұрын

He is still an addict

@frankmaresca19 5 ай бұрын

I’m assuming you know him personally to make such accusations?

@CuttingLawnsRight 5 ай бұрын

@ addicted to mma lol

@quickdrawcowboy Жыл бұрын

Hold on did he say he did a home invasion and battered them too? And then he just skimmed past it. And did he say that his reason for quitting heroin was because he was tired of the way getting high felt? That’s not really inspirational or triumphant. Most people quit for a better reason than that This would be a good villain arc but Jarad’s a boring ass fighter. And wtf he did not have to get so descriptive about his molestation

@ryanof3004 Жыл бұрын

Weak minded people I swear, I was an addict too, it's not a disease it's a decision and nobody feels bad for you. You choose to pop that pill or shoot that needle, I'm sick of this being glorified like why are we talking about it lol I'm ashamed and embarrassed of my past. All that stupid ass counting the number of days sober is so dumb. It was never apart of my life to me now. Addicts just always need someone to feel bad for them and need attention. I wasn't that kind of addict but that's 99.9 percent of them. I just loved drugs lol.

@jamesj9693 Жыл бұрын

Agreed. These guys talk as if they are some war heroes or something. Lol

@owenburge4007 Жыл бұрын

I don't understand your point. Your reason for addiction is "I just loved drugs lol" and his was getting molested as an eight year old child. This is a story of triumph and somebody making a positive change in their life. Not once did Jared Gordon ask for sympathy or ask for glory because of his addiction or overcoming it. He fell in love with martial arts and sport after hitting rock bottom and overcame addiction, which doesn't sound at all like weak mindedness to me. To each their own I guess.