Frenchman Benoît Saint Denis, a rising star in MMA, was knocked out by the experienced American Dustin Poirier during UFC 299 on Saturday in Miami (Florida, United States).
Saint Denis (12th in the ranking), who remained on five consecutive victories, was knocked out in the second round by Poirier (35 years old), N.3 in the lightweight category.
Round 1: Straight away, BSD tries to bring the fight to the ground and Dustin Poirier grabs the guillotine. On the ground, the Frenchman escapes and the two men get up. Benoît Saint Denis takes Dustin Poirier’s back and pins him against the cage. Standing, the native of Nîmes is effective with good knees to the body. In boxing, he also manages to shake Poirier. In a favorable position, BSD attempts to place a rear choke on ‘The Diamond’. Daniel Woirin’s protégé finishes very strongly.
THE DIAMOND GETS THE KO IN ROUND 2 😤#UFC299 | @DustinPoirier pic.twitter.com/DouV3eQeKD
— UFC (@ufc) March 10, 2024
Round 2: On the other hand, BSD is hit by a huge right from Poirier and falters. The American attempts a guillotine in the process, but the Frenchman regains the upper hand. The fight takes on the appearance of war, with a large volume thrown on both sides. Once again, the ‘God of War’ is hit and loses his lucidity.
Two terrible right-left hooks then reached Saint Denis, who was knocked to the ground by another right hook before being finished off by a violent punch while he was already lying in the middle of the octagon.
“BSD” thus suffered the second defeat of its career and will have to go through intermediate battles before catching a glimpse of the summit.. Saint Denis lost by KO.
Dustin Poirier knocks out Frenchman Saint-Denis in a historic fight #UFC299
داستن بورييه يسحق الفرنسي سان دوني بالقاضية في قتال تاريخي pic.twitter.com/qrJs0QKnDE
— mmamag.ma (@jamalsoussi10) March 10, 2024
Thus, Benoît Saint Denis sees his title dreams fade away. The Frenchman suffered a defeat for the first time in the lightweight category. This is also the first time he has been finished in a fight. Now, BSD will have to bounce back to hope for a new opportunity like this.
Still at the top of his game 💪#UFC299 | @DustinPoirier pic.twitter.com/5CWIero0rc
— UFC (@ufc) March 10, 2024
“The Diamond” shined bright at #UFC299, as Dustin Poirier pockets another emphatic W 💎 pic.twitter.com/doFyF8GqyU
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) March 10, 2024
