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Paddy Pimblett may have burned more energy during his UFC 329 walkout than the fight itself.
In the co-main event Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Pimblett (24-4 MMA, 8-1 UFC) slept Benoit Saint Denis (17-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC) with a D'Arce choke a mere 52 seconds into their highly-anticipated lightweight clash.
The fight was simple in terms of how it played out. Saint Denis shot for a takedown early and was immediately caught in a choke. Pimblett made some adjustments, most notably sitting his rear on the canvas with the choke locked in. Saint Denis tried to escape – but instead his consciousness escaped him.
Pimblett, 31, bounces back big from an interim title fight loss to Justin Gaethje in January. The loss was his first in the UFC and snapped a nine-fight winning streak. It aged well, however, as Gaethje claimed undisputed gold against Ilia Topuria in June.
Saint Denis, 30, loses by submission for the first time in his career and has a four-fight winning streak snapped.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 329 results: Paddy Pimblett sleeps Benoit Saint Denis in 52 seconds
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In the co-main event Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Pimblett (24-4 MMA, 8-1 UFC) slept Benoit Saint Denis (17-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC) with a D'Arce choke a mere 52 seconds into their highly-anticipated lightweight clash.
The fight was simple in terms of how it played out. Saint Denis shot for a takedown early and was immediately caught in a choke. Pimblett made some adjustments, most notably sitting his rear on the canvas with the choke locked in. Saint Denis tried to escape – but instead his consciousness escaped him.
Pimblett, 31, bounces back big from an interim title fight loss to Justin Gaethje in January. The loss was his first in the UFC and snapped a nine-fight winning streak. It aged well, however, as Gaethje claimed undisputed gold against Ilia Topuria in June.
Saint Denis, 30, loses by submission for the first time in his career and has a four-fight winning streak snapped.
Up-to-the-minute UFC 329 results:
- Paddy Pimblett def. Benoit Saint Denis via technical submission (D’Arce choke) – Round 1, 0:52
- Mario Bautista def. Cory Sandhagen via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Brandon Royval def. Lone'er Kavanagh via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 3:40
- King Green def. Terrance McKinney via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:59
- Robert Whittaker def. Nikita Krylov via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 1:01
- Gable Steveson def. Elisha Ellison via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 2:31
- Adrian Yanez def. Cody Garbrandt via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 2:47
- Luke Riley def. Kai Kamaka III via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 3:03
- Wang Cong def. Tracy Cortez via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)
- Damian Pinas def. Cesar Almeida via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 4:44
- Farid Basharat def. John Garza via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Ryan Gandra def. Zach Reese via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:15
- Alessandro Costa def. Cody Durden via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:19
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 329 results: Paddy Pimblett sleeps Benoit Saint Denis in 52 seconds
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