Outside Source
St. Denis dominated Hooker en route to a technical knockout win at UFC 3255 last month. The win saw the Frenchman climb ahead of Pimblett to the No. 5 spot on the official UFC lightweight rankings. The fact that St. Denis overtook Pimblett by beating Hooker isn’t sitting well with the Liverpudlian. Pimblett is now calling for a matchup against St. Denis, which he bills as a matchup between Europe’s two best lightweights. However, Pimblett is willing to fight anyone that the UFC offers, be it Arman Tsarukyan or anyone from the fallout of the upcoming UFC 326 headliner between Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira.
Keeping Options Open
“What pissed me off is that St. Denis has moved above me for beating that bum Dan Hooker… St. Denis sounds like a good fight to me,” Pimblett said on YouTube. “Europe’s two best lightweights going at it against each other. Or we’ll get the winner or the loser of the fight between Max and Charles. Or I’ll fight Arman if they want me to.”
St. Denis (17-3) is 9-3 in the UFC, with all of his wins coming via finishes. “God of War” is riding a four-fight finishing streak that includes wins over Mauricio Ruffy and Beneil Dariush. St. Denis called out Tsarukyan following his win over Hooker at UFC 325.
Meanwhile, Pimblett (23-4) was unbeaten in seven UFC outings before coming up short in a bid for the vacant lightweight title against Justin Gaethje at UFC 324 last month. “The Baddy” and Hooker share a strong dislike towards each other and were recently involved in an ugly beef. Pimblett said that “The Hangman” couldn’t wrestle a “rapist off his mother.” Hooker responded by bringing up Pimblett’s friend Ricky, who took his own life.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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