Renato Moicano Dominates Benoit Saint Denis for UFC Paris Victory

Renato Moicano's Stellar Performance

Renato Moicano promised to ruin the French party in the main event of UFC Paris, and did just that Saturday night, smashing Benoit Saint Denis with vicious ground and pound to force a doctor stoppage before the third round. Moicano entered the second main event of his UFC career riding a three-fight winning streak, and took Saint Denis down fast, moving to top position and getting his back to land vicious elbows and punches to open a cut around his right eye.

Round Breakdown

• Round One: Moicano dominated with ground control.
• Round Two: Saint Denis improved, defending takedowns effectively.
• Round Three: Fight ended by doctor stoppage due to eye injury.

Saint Denis survived the early scare and came back better in round two, stuffing every Moicano takedown and connecting better on the feet. He had no chance to rebound in the third as the doctor called the end to the fight in between rounds after the Frenchman couldn’t see out of his right eye. Moicano has now won six of his last seven with five stoppages to his credit, the loss being a five-round catchweight defeat to Rafael dos Anjos on four days’ notice. “Next, I want easy money,” Moicano said after the win. “Paddy Pimblett, easy money. Dan Hooker, easy money. Don’t come up with bullsh*t fights. Don’t come up with guys that are tough. I want easy fights. I just beat a hell of an athlete everybody was talking about, Benoit Saint Denis. But guess what, Money Moicano is the man tonight.”