Benoit Saint-Denis continued his climb up the lightweight rankings with a dominant performance against Dan Hooker in the UFC 325 co-main event.
Saint-Denis got off to a fast start, looking for an early single-leg takedown against Hooker. Saint-Denis momentarily got the ‘Hangman’ down, but Hooker scrambled his way back up and made Saint-Denis pay with a stinging front kick to the body.
Hooker defending another takedown attempt, but a well-executed judo throw put Hooker’s back on the mat and Saint-Denis into side control. Saint-Denis went fishing for a kimura, but Hooker managed to fight his way out of the hold and get upright again.