Benoit Saint Denis is excited to compete under the ADXC ruleset. Saint Denis faces Marc Diakiese in a no-gi welterweight grappling match, which headlines ADXC 4 May 18 at Dojo De Paris in France. Saint Denis was initially linked to a matchup vs. No. 1 UFC lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan, but it never materialized. Diakiese … Read more
Benoit Saint Denis is game to fight anyone – preferably the highest-ranked lightweight available. Saint Denis (13-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) got a taste of the upper echelon of the division when he was matched up with current title challenger Dustin Poirier at UFC 299 in March, but was knocked out in Round 2. Saint Denis … Read more
MIAMI – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 299 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $359,000. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy. UFC 299 took place at Kaseya Center. The … Read more
UFC 299 takes place Saturday headlined by a bantamweight title fight rematch, and MMA Junkie Radio’s “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” will host a live-streamed watch-along right here, which kicks off at 8 p.m. ET. In the main event, bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley (17-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) makes his first title defense against Marlon Vera (21-8-1 … Read more
MIAMI – The official UFC 299 weigh-ins take place Friday at the host hotel, and MMA Junkie will be onsite as all 28 fighters (plus one backup) hit the scales ahead of Saturday’s event at Kaseya Center. Among those weighing in will be UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley (17-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC), who faces Marlon … Read more
MIAMI – Things might’ve looked a bit shaky for Benoit Saint Denis’s chances of getting a marquee matchup, but he was never worried. The rising UFC lightweight contender returns to the octagon this Saturday to face veteran Dustin Poirier in the co-main event of UFC 299 (pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+). About a month before the event, … Read more
This is it, right? Jon Jones vs. Francis Ngannou was the No. 1 fight on MMA Junkie’s wish list for 2023, and it is again for 2024. However, now more than ever it seems this one won’t happen. Ngannou is signed to PFL for MMA and it etching his name into boxing’s heavyweight division with … Read more
Dustin Poirier will oblige to call for him to give a surging lightweight contender a chance when he meets the streaking Benoit Saint-Denis in the UFC 299 co-main event. UFC CEO Dana White announced Sunday that former interim champ Poirier (29-8 MMA, 21-7 UFC) will clash with Saint-Denis (13-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) in a five-round … Read more
