Dustin Poirier bought again on the profitable monitor in an enormous method at UFC 299.
Coming off of a devastating loss to Justin Gaethje, Poirier was paired up with white sizzling light-weight prospect Benoit Saint Denis this previous March in Miami. Few would have been shocked if Saint Denis ran by the previous interim champion en path to a title shot, however the extra skilled Poirier refused to go down straightforward.
Watch Poirier’s thrilling conflict with Saint Denis within the video above.
Saint Denis entered the competition having completed his previous 5 opponents and he fearlessly took the combat to Poirier. “The Diamond” weathered the storm and outlasted Saint Denis earlier than leaving the Frenchman out chilly with a sequence of knockout punches in Spherical 2.
Up subsequent for Poirier, he will get a 3rd crack at turning into undisputed UFC light-weight champion. He fights Islam Makhachev in the principle occasion of UFC 302 on June 1 in Newark, N.J.
