Dana White declares at a press conference that Benoît Saint-Denis will not only enter the top 15, but that it is also possible that the latter will be placed in 10th place in the ranking!!! 🇨🇵☝️He adds that he wouldn’t mind having the tenth in the ranking fight against the second or third! ✔️
By winning in the first round against Matt Frevola, Benoit Saint-Denis impressed everyone including Dana White. The Frenchman, author of a remarkable performance, is on a series of 4 consecutive victories. All concluded with a finalization before the 3rd round.
This is the second longest streak at lightweight, behind champion Islam Makhachev. In a post-fight press conference, Dana White was asked about the French fighter. In particular on the place he will occupy in the top 15:
“Benoit Saint-Denis beat the 14th easily. He made it look easy. He will perhaps move up to 10th in the rankings on Tuesday. It would be a big breakthrough, but maybe it will be (…) this Tuesday people here will reveal his ranking in the category. We will then do the matchmaking to see when he can return. »
BSD in the main event of an event in France against a top 3?
When a French journalist alerted Dana White to the possibility that BSD would face a member of the top 3, the latter replied “yes” with a smile. He even raised the possibility that Benoit Saint-Denis would be placed in the main event of an event in France. This is good, the main person concerned also appeared at a post-fight press conference and had already raised the subject:
“I had heard about a UFC in France for the month of March 2024. If there are problems with Cyril Gane and Manon Fiorot, I present myself as a potential main event for the event. Against a Gamrot or a Poirier it should do it. »
For the moment, BSD, who fought 3 times in the space of 5 months, should take a little rest. However, his next opponent should not be Dustin Poirier, who has already responded to the Frenchman’s call out.
