He was also accompanied by his older brother, UFC heavyweight Chris Daukaus. The Daukaus camp went on to embrace each other before Kyle exclaimed that he had to call his fiancee and break the news to her.
Watch how Kyle Daukaus celebrated the achievement with his team:
Daukaus employed a D’Arce choke to force Pickett to tap out in the dying seconds of the first round to bring a stop to the contest. The southpaw dominated the fight and locked in the submission, forcing Pickett to tap.
The victory comes as a breath of fresh air as Daukaus has been dealing with a significant amount of controversy following his no contest against Kevin Holland in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 38.
Holland and Daukaus accidentally clashed heads in the fight. Holland was knocked down and Daukaus latched on a rear-naked choke, forcing his rival to tap. However, the referee decided to review the incident and the fight was called a no contest.
Kyle Daukaus explains his new ‘D’Arce Knight’ nickname
In the wake of his stunning submission win against Jamie Pickett, Kyle Daukaus declared that his new nickname was ‘D’Arce Knight’.
The moniker is a play on the DC Comics and Cinematic Universe character, Batman, who is often referred to as the ‘Dark Knight’.
While in conversation with the media during the post-fight press conference, Daukaus revealed the origin of the name ‘D’Arce Knight’:
Check out Daukaus’ interaction with the media right here:
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