Kyle Daukaus’ buzzer beater leads to new ‘D’Arce Knight’ nickname

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – FEBRUARY 19: (R-L) Kyle Daukaus punches Jamie Pickett of their middleweight struggle throughout the UFC Combat Night time occasion at UFC APEX on February 19, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photograph by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

“I work out onerous sufficient that within the health club, I can simply squeeze for 30 seconds – it was no massive deal. When there’s 15 seconds on the clock, and my coach tells me there’s 15 seconds and I’ve a choke locked in, I’m going to squeeze as onerous as I can till the bell rings.”

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – FEBRUARY 19: (L-R) Jamie Pickett punches Kyle Daukaus of their middleweight struggle throughout the UFC Combat Night time occasion at UFC APEX on February 19, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photograph by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

“He tapped in all probability 3 times in that final second, so it was an enormous reduction. However I believed he was going to type of edge it out and struggle the choke for the final 15 seconds. I felt him faucet, I heard the bell ring, I checked out (referee) Herb (Dean), and Herb was like, ‘No, he tapped. He tapped.’”

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“I’ll struggle after (my brother Chris Daukaus). That’s a predominant occasion on him (vs. Curtis Blaydes in March), in order that’s one thing he wants to fret about. He doesn’t want any added stress with me preventing earlier than him. I’m high-quality with preventing after him. If it’s the following week, if it’s the following month, it’s completely high-quality with me. However my predominant focus is on him.”

To listen to extra from Daukaus, try the video of the complete full post-fight interview above.

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