Malcolm
Gordon has seemingly hung up his gloves.
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The Canadian fighter recently took on Jimmy Flick
at
UFC 297 in front of his home crowd in Toronto, Canada. Gordon
failed to make weight for the fight, which appeared to be a big
factor early on as “X” smothered Flick with volleys of punches.
Gordon looked close to securing a finish when he ended up taking
the wrestling standout to the ground. However, it was Flick who
locked in a slick arm triangle to secure the finish in an
impressive come-from-behind win in the second round. Gordon looked
visibly dejected after the loss and was seen taking his gloves off
inside the Octagon.
The 33-year-old subsequently wrote on his Instagram stories:
“Retired.”
Malcolm Gordon posted this on his Instagram
last night shortly after his heartbreaking loss to Jimmy Flick
pic.twitter.com/p2J0Yk52S9— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter)
January 21, 2024
Gordon was 12-3 as a pro when he made his
Ultimate Fighting Championship debut against Amir Albazi
at UFC Fight Night 172 in 2020, when he suffered a first-round
submission loss. He was then knocked out by Su Mudaerji
in under a minute before bouncing back with consecutive wins. One
of those wins, Gordon’s only finish in the UFC, came against
Denys
Bondar due to a dislocated elbow. Since then, “X” has suffered
three consecutive losses — all via stoppage — to fall to 2-5 in the
Las Vegas-based promotion.