BSD celebrates victory in the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC
Benoit Saint-Denis didn't give a chance Dan Hooker No. UFC 325, held last Saturday (31). In the co-main event, the Frenchman imposed an intense pace from the first second, dominated the action on the ground and won by technical knockout in the second round, after a brutal sequence of ground and pound.
After a strong first round, Saint-Denis returned even more aggressively for the next round, determined to finish the fight. The Frenchman took Hooker down, locked in a catagatame, and, realizing that the New Zealander wouldn't give up, abandoned the submission, advanced to mount, and punished his rival with a flurry of punches and elbows, forcing the referee to stop the fight.
Watch Benoit Saint-Denis' knockout of Dan Hooker at UFC 325.
Benoit Saint-Denis brutally TKO's Dan Hooker at UFC 325 🇫🇷👏
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With the triumph, Benoit Saint-Denis He achieved his 17th career victory and extended his winning streak to four consecutive wins in the UFC, adding the name of Dan Hooker to the list. The New Zealander, however, is currently going through a negative phase, having suffered two consecutive defeats in the organization.
UFC 325 results
MAIN CARD
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Alexander Volkanovsky derrotou Diego lopes by unanimous decision of the judges (49-46, 49-46, 50-45) – Championship fight
Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Benoit Saint-Denis derrotou Dan Hooker by technical knockout (punches and elbows) at 4:45 of round 2
Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Mauricio Ruffy derrotou Raphael Fiziev by technical knockout (punches) at 4min30sec of R2
Heavy weight (up to 120,2 kg.): Tallison Teixeira derrotou Tai tuivasa by unanimous decision of the judges (28-29, 28-29, 28-29)
Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Quillan Salkilld derrotou Jamie Mullarkey by submission (rear naked choke) at 3min01sec of R1
PRELIMINARY CARD
Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Billy Elekana derrotou Junior Tafa by submission (rear naked choke) at 3min18sec of R2
Middleweight (up to 83,9 kg): Cam Rowston defeated Cody Brundage by technical knockout (punches) at 4min08sec of R2
Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Jacob Malkoun derrotou Torrez Finney by unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)
Welterweight (up to 77 kg.): Jonathan Micallef derrotou Oban Elliott by submission (rear naked choke) at 3min31sec of R2
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Kaan Ofli derrotou Yi Zha by majority decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 28-28)
Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Dom Mar Fan defeated SangWook Kim by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Keiichiro Nakamura defeated Sebastian Szalay by technical knockout (knee strike) at 3:38 of round 3.
Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Lawrence Lui defeated Sulangrangbo by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
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