For UFC 299 Although Benoit Saint Denis eventually found success with Dustin Poirier, it required a great deal of effort to get there. For UFC 299 on March 9, a lightweight bout spanning five rounds between Saint-Denis and former interim UFC champion Poirier has been announced.
When Poirier recently tweeted that the fight was off, it caused some confusion as UFC CEO Dana White had only hinted at the UFC 299 bout in January. The UFC officially confirmed the fight within hours of Poirier’s post, and Poirier blamed “miscommunication” for the setback.
Despite having a far better record, Dustin Poirier is unexpectedly the slight underdog going into this fight of UFC 299.
+170 Dustin Poirier
-205 Benoit Saint-Denis
UFC 299: Israel Adesanya on Benoit Saint-Denis vs Dustin Poirier
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Saint-Denis vs. Poirier captures a lot of the essence of a great UFC 299 bout. You have two outstanding offensive strikers: a well-known veteran and a budding star who has the support of an entire world. In addition to bracing themselves for a crushing blow, fans will hold their breath since there are real stakes involved.
In the lightweight category, the victor will advance significantly. The outcome of Charles Oliveira vs. Arman Tsarukyan and Justin Gaethje vs. Max Holloway next month could determine whether the victor of Poirier vs. Saint-Denis gets a crack at the championship.
Though Israel Adesanya has shown his support for Dustin Poirier in his recent podcast, saying a couple of lost matches cannot determine a fighter’s UFC career, he has still given Benoit Saint-Denis an idea of the blueprint as to how he can defeat the starfighter in UFC 299.
Israel Adesanya on seeing Dustin Poirier’s past fights has noticed that Dustin has a very fast rate of recovery. Even if he gets hurt during his fights, he makes sure to keep himself composed mentally and physically.
Adesanya suggests BSD not empty the grip immediately, even if he is sure about hurting him or noticing that he has been overthrowing Dustin Poirier in the fight. Adesanya said for a guy like Dustin it needs to be made sure that the fighter will at no point get back into his fighting form after being pinned into the grip.
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