{"id":799865,"date":"2026-07-13T20:55:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T20:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/799865\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T20:55:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T20:55:09","slug":"sorry-benoit-saint-denis-opens-up-about-ufc-329-submission-loss-im-learning-through-the-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/799865\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Sorry\u2019 Benoit Saint Denis opens up about UFC 329 submission loss \u2014 \u2018I\u2019m learning through the pain\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThank you for the support,\u201d Saint Denis wrote on Instagram<\/a>. \u201cSorry to have disappointed you. I\u2019m learning from the pain, but I\u2019m learning. I\u2019ll come back stronger. Congratulations to Paddy for his performance. I\u2019m convinced that our paths will cross again one day. See you soon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pimblett, meanwhile, is still patting himself on the back.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t a proper Peruvian necktie, but I literally drilled a Peruvian necktie for the first time in about 10 years about five weeks ago with my coach and it was like a mixture between a D\u2019Arce and Peruvian necktie, but that\u2019s just how good my jiu-jitsu is,\u201d Pimblett said after the fight<\/a>. \u201cI can link things together like that flawlessly. I\u2019ve never done that before. I just did that on the fly, that\u2019s how I roll. My jiu-jitsu\u2019s the best in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saint Denis (17-4, 1 NC) was ranked above Pimblett (24-4) in the official UFC rankings<\/a> so he\u2019s likely to lose considerable ground when the standings are updated later this week. That said, \u201cGod of War\u201d didn\u2019t suffer any damage in defeat and can probably return to action relatively quickly, schedule permitting.<\/p>\n

For more UFC 329 results and highlights click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n