Paddy Pimblett calls out four names after stunning win over Benoit Saint-Denis at UFC 329

Paddy Pimblett bounced back in stunning fashion after losing to Justin Gaethje with a submission victory over Benoit Saint-Denis.

Pimblett was matched with the French star after losing a fight of the year contender against the recently crowned undisputed lightweight champion Gaethje.

He predicted Saint-Denis, known for his aggressive wrestling, would get caught in one of his trademark submissions if he tried to impose his style on the Liverpool-born star.

And his prediction proved true in less than a minute as Saint-Denis shot after a head kick and Pimblett immediately went for the guillotine choke.

Pimblett quickly transitioned into a D’Arce choke and put Saint-Denis asleep in less than 60 seconds.

Paddy Pimblett just put on one of the most vicious chokes in UFC history! #UFC329 | LIVE on TNT Sports Box Office pic.twitter.com/JrckVbfJ2a

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His victory sets up a plethora of exciting match ups and Pimblett wasted no time in calling out his next potential opponent.

He said: “I said what I was going to do, everyone said I was finished because I got beat by Gaethje. What now?

“Who wants it next? I’ll beat Ilia up.

“I’ll rematch Justin. I’ll fight Conor or Max next.

“I don’t give a f***. Give me anyone and I’ll punch their f****** head in.”

Pimblett has already admitted it would be a dream to step into the cage against McGregor, one of the biggest stars the UFC has ever produced.

“The perfect fight for me would be Conor,” he said in an interview with UFC Europe.

“It’s mad to be honest because I think … obviously I won seven fights in a row and I don’t think that my stock went up as much as losing my last fight.

"You know, I beat people like Michael Chandler, Bobby Green, Tony Ferguson and people are just like, meh, and then I’ve got me head punched in five rounds and my stock went up.

"I lost but my stock went up because I had a five-round war with a legend like Justin Gaethje but I want that back, you know what I mean? I want to fight him again before he retires. It’s time to get back in the win column.”