The co-main event of UFC 299 is highly anticipated. On March 9, the lightweight bout between Dustin Poirier and Benoit Saint-Denis will take place, followed by the main event between Sean O’Malley and Marlon Vera for UFC fans.
Considering the backgrounds and reputations of both competitors in the UFC lightweight division, it will be an intriguing opening statement.
Dusin Poirier vs Benoit Denis: Who Is Most Likely To Win UFC 299
UFC 299 is the biggest fight in Saint Denis’ career, so fans can be certain that he’s going to show his best fighting tactics against his fellow opponent However, skills-wise, it can be assumed that Poirier has an advantage. He also has way more experience in fighting as to the present day he has only fought with the top 5 pro-UFC fighters. Benoit Denis is the first new fighter that Dustin will be fighting.
Benoit Denis is most likely to be on the winning side, as he will be taking UFC 299 wins more seriously than Dustin Poirier, and he will be looking forward to having 6th straight finish in his fighting career.
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Benoit Saint-Denis has a 5-1 record in the UFC and an overall record of 13-1-1. In his fifteen-minute welterweight debut in the UFC, he was defeated by Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos. But ever since, the ex-French spec-ops agent has been unstoppable.
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Since entering the UFC Lightweight Division, he has won five times, all within the allotted time. In two of the bouts, he prevailed by his preferred strategy of submission; in the other three, KO/TKO.
It’s a huge success, but there is a disclaimer. BSD has never faced an opponent as skilled as Poirier. He is going to be facing a rated opponent for the first time.
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