Benoit Saint-Denis
UFC 299 medical suspensions: Sean O’Malley among 5 fighters suspended indefinitely for injuries
Saturday’s UFC pay-per-view event in Miami was full of action-packed fights — and injuries, too. UFC 299 took place at Kaseya Center and featured 14 bouts and 28 fighters. Five of those fighters were handed indefinite medical suspensions as a result of injuries sustained in their bouts. Fourteen more...
UFC 299 pre-event facts: Inside the numbers of stacked Miami lineup
The final event in the 200s-era of numbered UFC cards goes down Saturday at UFC 299, and the event from Kaseya Center (pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+) is one of the most stacked in recent memory. A lineup filled with a plethora of former title challengers, top-ranked contenders and more, is...
Dustin Poirier explains taking UFC 299 co-main event vs. Benoit Saint-Denis, why it’s five rounds
Dustin Poirier was cageside as he watched Benoit Saint-Denis nearly decapitate Matt Frevola with a brutal head kick last November at UFC 295. Admittedly, Poirier (29-8 MMA, 22-8 UFC) was impressed, but he still saw distance between his path and Saint-Denis’ in the immediate future. “In my head, I...
Dustin Poirier (surprisingly?) opens as betting underdog for UFC 299 fight vs. Benoit Saint-Denis
Dustin Poirier is significantly higher ranked than Benoit Saint-Denis, but the oddsmakers see “The Diamond” having his hands full at UFC 299 – so much so, in fact, that he’s opened as a slight betting underdog. Poirier, No. 4 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie lightweight rankings, and...
UFC 295 medical suspensions: Jiri Prochazka, Sergei Pavlovich among 19 suspended indefinitely
UFC 295 took place Nov. 11 at Madison Square Garden in New York and featured 13 fights. On Monday, MMA Junkie acquired a list of athlete medical suspensions from the New York State Athletic Commission, the sanctioning body that oversaw the event. Most injury specifics were not disclosed. Nineteen...
Benoit Saint-Denis wants main event against Dustin Poirier or Mateusz Gamrot in France
NEW YORK – UFC lightweight Benoit Saint-Denis believes he’s ready to enter the top tier of the division, and wants a main event fight in France. Saint-Denis (13-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) capped off an impressive 2023 campaign with a head kick finish of Matt Frevola (11-4-1 MMA, 5-4-1 UFC)...
5 biggest takeaways from UFC 295: Should Tom Aspinall’s win scrap plans for Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic?
What mattered most at UFC 295 at Madison Square Garden in New York? Here are a few post-fight musings … * * * *
Unranked Benoit Saint-Denis respects Matt Frevola for accepting UFC 295 fight
NEW YORK – Benoit Saint-Denis is thankful for the opportunity he’s getting this weekend. Getting a fight with a ranked opponent in the UFC is not an easy thing, and Saint-Denis will finally face someone in the UFC’s official lightweight rankings as he takes on Matt Frevola this Saturday...
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