‘You Do not Say That When You Lose’

UFC light-weight Dustin Poirier downplays Benoit Saint Denis’ staph an infection heading into their struggle. 

Poirier vs. Saint Denis definitely delivered on expectations because the pair refused to again down from each other throughout their UFC 299 conflict. 

Saint-Denis would use his grappling within the first to doubtless financial institution the spherical, placing Poirier in some robust positions. It wasn’t till the second spherical the place Poirier would implement his recreation. After surviving some early grappling exchanges the pair started to trade on the ft. 

Saint Denis waded in, chin up and with little head motion, which left him extensive open for a counter proper hook from Poirier which left the Frenchman flat on his again. 

Throughout struggle week Saint Denis appeared to have a staph an infection on his face. He would later affirm this following the loss, offering photos and particulars of his antibiotic therapy. 

Dustin Poirier questions Benoit Saint Denis’ staph an infection declare

Staph, and a course of antibiotics will have an effect on athletic efficiency, however would the competition have been any completely different if he didn’t have it? Nobody can say 100%. 

When speaking to MMA Junkie, Poirier didn’t appear too impressed with Saint Denis’ ‘excuses’, urging the 28-year-old to ‘hush up’.

“You say these sort of issues — I had an an infection, I used to be battling one thing — while you win, you don’t say that while you lose,” Poirier mentioned. “I’ve gone into so many fights with staph an infection, with fractured foot, with lacerated bicep. Staph an infection in my ear! All types of stuff, that’s combating. We’re on the mats on a regular basis. Everyone has one thing happening going into fights however you possibly can’t say that while you lose. You gotta hush it up.”

With the win Poirier has injected himself proper again into the title image and can doubtless be concerned in large struggle subsequent. As for Saint Denis, he’s nonetheless younger and he’ll come again. 

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