{"id":643334,"date":"2026-05-01T19:13:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T19:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/643334\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T19:13:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T19:13:09","slug":"rumour-paddy-pimblett-vs-benoit-saint-denis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/643334\/","title":{"rendered":"RUMOUR &#8211; Paddy Pimblett vs Benoit Saint Denis\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEW<\/p>\n<p>May 1, 20261 hours ago2 min read<\/p>\n<p>Fan favourite, Paddy Pimblett, is set to return for an all action bout against finishing machine, Benoit Saint Denis.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/..\/..\/news\/paddy-pimblett-calls-for-rematch-with-former-opponent\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paddy Pimblett<\/a> is set to return to action against fellow fan favourite, Benoit Saint Denis, as per French media outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LaSueur_off\" rel=\"nofollow\">La Sueur<\/a>. Scheduled for international fight week on July 11th, Pimblett is looking to bounce back from his first <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/..\/..\/ufc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UFC<\/a> loss last time out against Justin Gaethje.<\/p>\n<p>Benoit Saint Denis looks to continue his rich vein of form and go five straight in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HHPrcO9XIAAr5R8.jpeg\" alt=\"Paddy pimblett and benoit saint denis\" width=\"800\" height=\"788\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lightweight Banger on Deck for July 11th<\/p>\n<p>Although not confirmed by the UFC yet, many people believe that this is the fight that will be next for each man. Despite having just competed for the interim lightweight title, Paddy Pimblett is the lower-ranked guy at #6, whereas the Frenchman, Saint Denis, is at #5.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udea8 Paddy Pimblett gives a hint on who his next opponent will be<\/p>\n<p>Looks like it\u2019s gonna be Benoit Saint-Denis \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaddyTheBaddy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@PaddyTheBaddy<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1sctSrDZ7u\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/1sctSrDZ7u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampRDS\/status\/2048827205090750924?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pimblett&#8217;s last outing came at UFC 324, where he left the cage with a unanimous decision loss at the hands of Gaethje, falling to 23-4. Prior to that, he&#8217;d impressed, scoring big finishes over King Green and <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/..\/..\/predictions\/michael-chandler-vs-paddy-pimblett-the-breakdown\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Chandler.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Saint Denis, however, is in amazing form. After suffering a loss to <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/..\/..\/news\/dustin-poirier-opens-up-about-life-without-fighting\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dustin Poirier<\/a> and a shock defeat to Renato Moicano, the God of War has come back with a vengeance. He&#8217;s scored four straight finishes, including a dominant submission victory over Mauricio Ruffy, a 16 second knockout over Beneil Dariush and a mauling victory over <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/..\/..\/news\/paddy-pimblett-and-dan-hooker-exchange-shots\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dan Hooker<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If Saint Denis adds Pimblett to his record, he could realise a title shot towards the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>A headliner of UFC 329 is yet to be officially announced; rumours have constantly circulated that it will mark the return of <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/..\/..\/opinion\/conor-mcgregor-if-not-chandler-then-who\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Conor McGregor.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other fights that are set to take place on the card include:<\/p>\n<p>Mario Bautista vs. Cory Sandhagen<br \/>\nCesar Almeida vs. Damian Pinas<br \/>\nRyan Gandra vs. Zach Reese<br \/>\nGable Steveson vs. opponent TBA<br \/>\nLeon Edwards vs. Daniel Rodriguez (Rumour)<br \/>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEW May 1, 20261 hours ago2 min read Fan favourite, Paddy Pimblett, is set to return for an&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":643335,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,786,785,85],"class_list":["post-643334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-fighting","tag-mma","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/643334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=643334"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/643334\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/643335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=643334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=643334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=643334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}