Dustin Poirier was back in action last night against Benoit Saint-Denis at UFC 299. It was his first fight since his knockout loss at the hands of Justin Gaethje last year.
Having lost in his previous outing inside the octagon, Poirier was motivated to get back to the winning column. However, standing in his way was the scary Frenchman. Saint-Denis had finished all five of his previous opponents.
Going into the fight, Dustin Poirier was a considerable underdog, however, after seemingly being down on points after the first round, the former UFC interim lightweight champion secured a vicious knockout in the second round.
Following an emphatic victory over Benoit Saint-Denis, a lot has been speculated about Poirier’s next fight. It is worth noting that nothing seems certain at the moment. Having fought most of the fighters in the top 10 rankings of the lightweight division, it looks like Poirier might take on Mateusz Gamrot for his next fight. Gamrot was in action at UFC 299 as well and secured a victory against Rafael Dos Anjos.
That said, nothing can be said with certainty at the moment and it will be interesting to see what’s next for Dustin Poirier.
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Dana White gives his thoughts on Dustin Poirier vs Benoit Saint-Denis
The UFC president Dana White was seemingly impressed with Dustin Poirier’s performance against Benoit Saint-Denis. As mentioned earlier, it was believed that Saint-Denis would get the better of Poirier. However, after upsetting the odds in spectacular fashion, ‘Diamond’ has certainly earned a lot of respect.
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While speaking about Poirier’s fight during the post-fight press conference, Dana White applauded the fight as legendary. The UFC president further praised ‘Diamond’ and had this to say:
“The fight that [Dustin Poirier] took tonight with Benoit… this is the sh*t that makes you a f**king legend. These are legendary fights when you go in and you face a guy who is a savage and [it] looks like you can’t win this fight or people think you can’t win this fight and then you go in and do it in spectacular fashion, the way that he did tonight.”
Take a look at the clip below:
That said, Dustin Poirier will certainly look to build on this win and potentially make one last title run as he seems to be towards the end of his career.
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