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Paddy Pimblett breaks down incredible UFC 329 submission: ‘I’ve never done that before’

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Paddy Pimblett breaks down incredible UFC 329 submission: ‘I’ve never done that before’

Paddy Pimblett surprised his team and himself with the way he choked out Benoit Saint Denis at UFC 329.

“The Baddy†picked up arguably the most impressive win of his career Saturday with a stunning D'Arce choke on Benoit Saint Denis that left the top 10 lightweight sleeping just 52 seconds into the opening round. Known for his aggressive style, Saint Denis looked to overwhelm Pimblett with his wrestling, but fell prey to the Scouser's dangerous submission game.

At the evening's post-fight scrum, Pimblett explained how he executed a finish that he'd worked on especially for Saint Denis.

“My corner was right in front of me,†Pimblett said. “My head coach Paul, Ellis, and Chris were all there and Paul literally said, ‘Don't burn your arms out,' but I knew I had it cinched up. I knew he was good at defending a guillotine, so we worked on other things around the guillotine and that was just there, picture-perfect.

“It wasn't 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'Arce and Peruvian necktie, but that's just how good my jiu-jitsu is. I can link things together like that flawlessly.â€

Prior to running into Pimblett, Saint Denis had never lost by submission before; ironically, this was the first time Pimblett had actually attempted to pull off the fight-ending choke, which utilized all of Pimblett's limbs and looked to be a combination of signature moves.

“I've never done that before,†Pimblett said. “I haven't, I've never done that before. I just did that on the fly, that's how I roll. My jiu-jitsu's the best in the world.â€

While Pimblett's standing among the best grapplers in MMA is up for debate, his star power is becoming impossible to deny. “The Baddy†was met with a raucous reception from the fans in Las Vegas all throughout fight week and his energetic entrance Saturday had the vast majority of their crowd on their feet.

The reaction wasn't lost on UFC CEO Dana White, who has been wowed by Pimblett's growing popularity, which boomed even after he suffered his first loss to Justin Gaethje in an interim lightweight title fight at UFC 324 this past January.

“He gained so much respect in that last fight,†White said at the evening's post-fight presser. “My social team was telling after that last loss he gained, like, two million followers on social media from that night to the next morning. The way he came in tonight, it felt like he was the world champion.

“If you break this fight down, I felt like Saint Denis' chance to win this fight was to keep it on his feet and strike and then he shoots right in for a takedown. Very, very crazy, and what a nasty choke he put on him. It was incredible. Incredible performance for as short as it was.â€

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Alexander Volkanovski explains why he’s a ‘nightmare matchup’ for Movsar Evloev

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October 24, 2026

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Alexander Volkanovski explains why he’s a ‘nightmare matchup’ for Movsar Evloev
Alexander
Volkanovski is confident he'll become the first fighter to
defeat Movsar
Evloev.

Volkanovski (28-4) will defend his
Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight title against
Evloev (20-0) at
UFC 333 on Oct. 24 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. The champion
believes he presents a “nightmare†stylistic matchup for the
unbeaten Russian.

Alexander Volkanovski explains why Movsar Evloev’s grappling
may fail him in UFC 333 title fight

Ahead of their title clash, Volkanovski explained that Evloev
relies on his wrestling to escape difficult situations. The
Australian champion believes his own grappling skills will deny the
challenger that fallback option.

“I think it just doesn't end well for him,†Volkanovski said in a
pre-fight interview. “I don't mean it in any bad way. I just think
I'm the guy to take that zero from him. He's got incredible skill.
He is very effective with what he does… Every time he's had
problems, he could rely on that wrestling and grappling to get him
out of trouble. And you’ve got to respect that skill. But that
doesn't work with me. That's not a get out of jail free card with
me. When you're panicking, when you're freaking out, you don't get
to just grab hold of me and hang on to a leg or anything like that…
I just think that I'm a bit of a nightmare matchup for him.â€

Volkanovski has demonstrated his defensive wrestling in previous
appearances, including his competitive first bout against Islam
Makhachev, who tops the UFC's men's pound-for-pound rankings.
He has never been submitted in 32 professional fights.

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UFC 333 ‘Volkanovski vs. Evloev’ play-by-play, results & round scoring

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October 24, 2026

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UFC 333 ‘Volkanovski vs. Evloev’ play-by-play, results & round scoring

Sherdog’s live
UFC 333 “Volkanovski vs. Evloev†coverage will begin Saturday
at 10 a.m. ET.

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UFC 333: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Movsar Evloev live stream watch party

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October 24, 2026

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UFC 333: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Movsar Evloev live stream watch party

MMA Fighting has a live stream watch party for Saturday's UFC 333 event at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. In the main event, two-time champ Alexander Volkanovski defends the featherweight title against the undefeated Movsar Evloev.

Join MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and Jed Meshew as they watch the UFC 333 main card, and more.

In the co-main event, bantamweight champion Petr Yan puts his title on the line against former champ Merab Dvalishvili in a high stakes trilogy bout.

UFC 333 also includes a flyweight clash between Lone'er Kavanagh and Ramazan Temirov, while Alexander Volkov looks to cement his place in the heavyweight title discussion when he faces Rizvan Kuniev.

The UFC 333 main card opens up with an exciting 145-pound matchup between Aaron Pico and Losene Keita.

Watch the UFC 333 live stream watch party in the video above, which kicks off at 1:3o p.m. ET / 10:30 a.m. PT with the light heavyweight clash between Dominick Reyes and Azamat Murzakanov.

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