Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2024-03-09, nice mma bout: Dustin Poirier vs Benoit St Denis gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).Saint Denis vs Poirier is scheduled to take place Saturday, March 9th, at the Kaseya Center in Miami (Florida, United States), in a 3-round lightweight (155 lbs, 70 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Sean O’Malley vs Marlon Vera 2 – UFC 299. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Dustin Poirier record
The black belt in Bjj and former interim Ufc Lw champion Dustin Poirier entered this fight with a pro mma record of 29-8-0 (76% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 lightweight in the world.
He lost two out of his last three fights, against Charles Oliveira in 2021 (Charles Oliveira vs Dustin Poirier) and against Justin Gaethje in 2023 (4-stars match and also ranked in the top 10 Users’ mma Fights of the Year 2023, Dustin Poirier vs Justin Gaethje 2); between these two he beat Michael Chandler in 2022 (4-stars fight, Dustin Poirier vs Michael Chandler).
Among the best fights of Poirier, we suggest three bouts:
- Chan Sung Jung vs Dustin Poirier, five-stars match of 2012
- Dustin Poirier vs Justin Gaethje I, four-stars bout of 2018
- Max Holloway vs Dustin Poirier 2, match ranked in the top 10 Users’ Fights of the year 2019
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Poirier’s next fight: Islam Makhachev vs Dustin Poirier
Benoit St Denis record
His opponent, the black belt in judo Benoit St Denis, has a record of 13-1-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.15 in the lightweight division.
He suffered his only loss when he faced Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos in 2021, since then he has won five matches beating Ismael Bonfim, Thiago Moises and Matt Frevola in his last three (Matt Frevola vs Benoit St. Denis).
Saint Denis’ next fight: Renato Moicano Carneiro vs Benoit St Denis
Fight card
Here is the UFC 299 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on pay-per-view / PPV)
Sean O’Malley vs Marlon Vera 2
Dustin Poirier vs Benoit St Denis
Kevin Holland vs Michael Page
Gilbert Burns vs Jack Della Maddalena
Petr Yan vs Yadong Song
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN / ESPN+ / ESPNews)
Curtis Blaydes vs Jailton Almeida
Maycee Barber vs Katlyn Chookagian
Mateusz Gamrot vs Rafael dos Anjos
Pedro Munhoz vs Kyler Phillips
EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN / ESPN+)
Philipe Lins vs Ion Cutelaba
Michel Pereira vs Michal Oleksiejczuk
Josh Parisian vs Robelis Despaigne
Asu Almabaev vs CJ Vergara
Joanne Wood vs Maryna Moroz
Countdown – Video preview
Watch the official video of the full episode of UFC 299 countdown Dustin Poirier vs Benoit St Denis, a documentary to know better the life of both fighters and how they prepare for their bout.
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Dustin Poirier vs Benoit St Denis as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official video
Portuguese
Spanish
Official highlights – Spanish
Result
Who won Poirier vs Saint Denis fight?
Dustin Poirier defeated Benoit St Denis via KO at 2:32, round 2.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC 299 post-fight octagon interview of Dustin Poirier and Benoit St Denis.
