{"id":447802,"date":"2026-02-01T20:12:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T20:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/447802\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T20:12:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T20:12:07","slug":"paddy-pimblett-celebrates-dan-hooker-loss-at-ufc-325-likes-benoit-saint-denis-matchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/447802\/","title":{"rendered":"Paddy Pimblett celebrates Dan Hooker loss at UFC 325, likes Benoit Saint Denis matchup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Paddy Pimblett definitely got a kick out of seeing Dan Hooker lose to Benoit Saint Denis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The lightweight matchup served as the co-main event UFC 325 in Sydney, and Saint Denis won in impressive fashion, grounding Hooker in the second round and eventually scoring a knockout after pressuring Hooker with submission attempts and ground-and-pound.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Suffice to say, Pimblett liked what he saw Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cNice to see Dan get TKO\u2019d after the shit he was chatting,\u201d Pimblett said in a video on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ka0hMReabA4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> channel. \u201cHe probably enjoyed me losing last week. That was probably a generational hate watch for him. I never got finished, though.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Pimblett is coming off of a loss to his own after dropping a unanimous decision to Justin Gaethje in this past Saturday\u2019s UFC 324 headliner. Gaethje out-struck Pimblett for five rounds to secure the victory with an interim lightweight title on the line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Up next for Gaethje is presumably a unification bout with undisputed champion Ilia Topuria, while Pimblett can take some time to weigh his options after suffering his first UFC loss. He sounds more interested in a matchup with Saint Denis than settling his grudge with Hooker inside the octagon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cI really like Benoit Saint Denis,\u201d Pimblett said. \u201cI think he\u2019s a proper nice fella and I like his fighting style. He comes to bang, proper like Saint Denis. I hope he does well, but obviously if he\u2019s next for me he\u2019s getting finished.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Saint Denis called for several potential opponents after his win, targeting top-of-the-division names like Gaethje, Max Holloway, Charles Oliveira, and Arman Tsarukyan. Pimblett was not mentioned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">As for Pimblett\u2019s beef with Hooker, he offered a brief parting shot:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cHooker, unlucky, mate.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Paddy Pimblett definitely got a kick out of seeing Dan Hooker lose to Benoit Saint Denis. 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