Paddy Pimblett passed arguably his toughest test to date in flying colors.
In the UFC 304 feature bout, Pimblett (22-3 MMA, 6-0 UFC) backed up all the talk with a textbook triangle choke submission that left King Green (32-16-1 MMA, 13-11-1 UFC) snoozing on the canvas at 3:22 of Round 1. The lightweight bout took place at Co-op Live in Manchester, England.
Green came out swinging, but ultimately shot for a takedown. Pimblett grabbed his neck and pulled for a guillotine choke. When Green popped his head out, Pimblett promptly snatched a triangle choke. Green tried to adjust, but Pimblett grabbed his leg.
As Green sat back the lights went out and Pimblett incorporated an armbar, as well. Green was unconscious and the fight was waved off.
After the fight, Pimblett called out UFC lightweight contender Renato Moicano.
PADDY PIMBLETT CHOKES OUT KING GREEN! 😱 #UFC304 🏴 pic.twitter.com/omaf9A2CO7
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) July 28, 2024
Pimblett continues his surge up the UFC ladder. The submission was his third in six UFC fights. Prior to the win over Green, Pimblett had defeated Tony Ferguson, Jared Gordon, and Jordan Leavitt among others.
Green falls to 3-2 in his most recent five outings.
Up-to-the-minute UFC 304 results include:
- Paddy Pimblett def. King Green via technical submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 3:22
- Gregory Rodrigues def. Christian Leroy Duncan via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Arnold Allen def. Giga Chikadze via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Nathaniel Wood def. Daniel Pineda via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-28)
- Bruna Brasil def. Molly McCann via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Jake Hadley def. Caolan Loughran via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Muhammad Mokaev def. Manel Kape via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
- Oban Elliott vs. Preston Parsons unanimous unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27
- Modestas Bukauskas def. Marcin Prachnio via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 3, 3:12
- Sam Patterson def. Kiefer Crosbie via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 1, 2:50
- Mick Parkin def. Lukasz Brzeski via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 3:23
- Shauna Bannon def. Alice Ardelean via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 304.
