{"id":36877,"date":"2026-02-23T17:43:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T17:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Paddy-Pimblett-calls-for-matchup-of-Europes-two-best-lightweights-200228"},"modified":"2026-02-23T17:43:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T17:43:32","slug":"paddy-pimblett-calls-for-matchup-of-europes-two-best-lightweights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/paddy-pimblett-calls-for-matchup-of-europes-two-best-lightweights\/","title":{"rendered":"Paddy Pimblett calls for matchup of ‘Europe\u2019s two best lightweights’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Paddy
\nPimblett<\/a> isn\u2019t happy that Benoit St.
\nDenis<\/a> has climbed above him in the rankings by beating Dan
\nHooker<\/a>. <\/p>\n

St. Denis dominated Hooker en route to a technical knockout win at
\n
\nUFC 325<\/a>5 last month. The win saw the Frenchman climb ahead of
\nPimblett to the No. 5 spot on the official
\nUFC<\/a> lightweight rankings. The fact that St. Denis overtook
\nPimblett by beating Hooker isn\u2019t sitting well with the
\nLiverpudlian. Pimblett is now calling for a matchup against St.
\nDenis, which he bills as a matchup between Europe\u2019s two best
\nlightweights. However, Pimblett is willing to fight anyone that the
\nUFC offers, be it Arman
\nTsarukyan<\/a> or anyone from the fallout of the upcoming
\nUFC 326<\/a> headliner between Max
\nHolloway<\/a> and Charles
\nOliveira<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Keeping Options Open<\/h2>\n

\u201cWhat pissed me off is that St. Denis has moved above me for
\nbeating that bum Dan Hooker<\/a>\u2026
\nSt. Denis sounds like a good fight to me,\u201d Pimblett said on
\nYouTube. \u201cEurope\u2019s two best lightweights going at it against each
\nother. Or we\u2019ll get the winner or the loser of the fight between
\nMax and Charles. Or I\u2019ll fight Arman if they want me to.\u201d<\/p>\n

St. Denis (17-3) is 9-3 in the UFC, with all of his wins coming via
\nfinishes. \u201cGod of War\u201d is riding a four-fight finishing streak that
\nincludes wins over Mauricio
\nRuffy<\/a> and Beneil
\nDariush<\/a>. St. Denis called
\nout<\/a> Tsarukyan following his win over Hooker at UFC 325.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Pimblett (23-4) was unbeaten in seven UFC outings before
\ncoming up short in a bid for the vacant lightweight title against
\nJustin
\nGaethje<\/a> at UFC 324<\/a>
\nlast month. \u201cThe Baddy\u201d and Hooker share a strong dislike towards
\neach other and were recently involved in an ugly beef. Pimblett
\nsaid that \u201cThe Hangman\u201d couldn\u2019t wrestle a \u201crapist off his mother.\u201d
\nHooker responded by bringing up Pimblett\u2019s friend Ricky, who took
\nhis own life. <\/p>\n

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\n

Paddy
\nPimblett<\/a> calls out Benoit Saint Denis \ud83d\udc40\ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n

“What pissed me off is that Saint Denis has moved above me for
\nbeating that bum Dan
\nHooker<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Saint Denis sounds like a good fight to me. Europe’s two best
\nlightweights going at it against each other.”<\/p>\n

Via: @PaddyTheBaddy<\/a>
\npic.twitter.com\/MqQy5TN5Xx<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA)
\nFebruary 22, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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