Raw video: UFC's Jared Gordon involved in street fight with gang members that nearly cost him three fingers

555 Speaking to Bloody Elbow, Jared recalls a wild, unexpected street fight he got into with two alleged gang members on the streets of Queens, N.Y., while waiting his turn at a barber shop two months prior to his fight. According to Gordon, he and a friend were outside visiting with one of his buddy's former jiu-jitsu students when two men approached the young man, spit on him and took a swing. It was then that Gordon - who was simply enjoying a nice cup of coffee - sprung into action. "That's when I jumped him. We all started fighting. My friend starts fighting the other kid, and they bumped into me and the kid I was fighting. We hit the storefront window, and the whole thing came down on us." After taking care of the thugs, Jared and Co. were questioned by police and viewed the footage together. Once informed of the lengthy legal process that would ensue if he chose to press charges - which included him and his friend spending the night in jail - Gordon opted to just let it be. "So I was like, 'F-ck that, I'm not going to jail for the night,'" Gordon said. "I've been to jail too many times. The cops said, 'We're just going to let it go then.' It's not worth the headache. You have to hire a lawyer and go through the whole process. F-ck that." According to Gordon, a Rikers Island corrections officer who witnessed the fight confirmed that the two men involved in the fight were members of the GS9 crips in New York. As a result of the shattered window glass falling on him, Gordon suffered deep cuts on three fingers that required a total of 21 stitches. With the footage now released, he felt he needed to tell the truth as to what actually went down. Still, it only got worse from there - after returning two practice a little under two weeks later, Gordon said his wounds opened back up, requiring further stitching.

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