{"id":4458,"date":"2024-09-29T07:56:56","date_gmt":"2024-09-29T06:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/?p=4458"},"modified":"2024-09-29T11:09:08","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T10:09:08","slug":"the-parisian-crowd-witnesses-disappointment-benoit-saint-denis-loses-due-to-an-eye-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/the-parisian-crowd-witnesses-disappointment-benoit-saint-denis-loses-due-to-an-eye-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"The Parisian crowd witnesses disappointment: Beno\u00eet Saint-Denis loses due to an eye injury."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"475370d8-6eb1-491e-8dc6-621b7ae4efb9\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In an intense bout at UFC Paris, French fighter Beno\u00eet Saint-Denis lost to Brazilian Renato Moicano by medical decision after suffering severe injuries. This highly anticipated match ended unexpectedly after the second round when the doctor stopped the fight due to Saint-Denis\u2019 completely shut eye and severely damaged face.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Fight details:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Round 1:<\/strong> From the very start, Moicano asserted his dominance by taking Saint-Denis to the ground and delivering a series of powerful strikes. The French fighter found himself in deep trouble, especially after suffering an open cut that caused blood to flow down his face. Despite his attempts to endure, Saint-Denis took significant damage, including a rear-naked choke attempt that almost ended the fight early.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Full Fight TKO : Renato Moicano vs. Benoit Saint-Denis UFC Paris 28\/09\/24\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iLx27k1dj24?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Round 2:<\/strong> The second round showed slight improvement for Saint-Denis as he tried to regain control. However, his vision was impaired due to the swelling in his eye, which affected his performance. He managed to land a few strikes on Moicano and even attempted a successful takedown, but it wasn\u2019t enough to change the course of the fight. With the damage to his face and eye worsening, the medical team, after consulting with the referee, decided to stop the fight before the start of the third round.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x6ikm8r x10wlt62\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fufceurope%2Fvideos%2F552432990539385%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=380&amp;t=0\" width=\"380\" height=\"476\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Second Loss:<\/strong> This marks Saint-Denis&#8217; second consecutive defeat, following his unexpected loss to Dustin Poirier. The defeat in Paris was especially painful for his local fans, who were hoping for a hometown victory. Nevertheless, the fight showcased Saint-Denis&#8217; resilience, but the physical damage he endured prevented him from continuing.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The fight ends with Renato Moicano&#39;s victory after the doctor&#39;s decision to stop the bout, as Saint-Denis was unable to continue due to the loss of vision in his right eye. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFCParis?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFCParis<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z3sHi1ETaR\">pic.twitter.com\/Z3sHi1ETaR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; mmamag.ma (@jamalsoussi10) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamalsoussi10\/status\/1840328607996014915?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Reactions:<\/strong> The decision to stop the fight angered Saint-Denis&#8217; team and Parisian fans, who expected him to continue. However, the severe injuries justified the match&#8217;s end to prevent further health complications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Conclusion:<\/strong> This loss is a major setback for Saint-Denis&#8217; professional career, as he will need to reassess his strategy and recover physically before considering future fights. On the other hand, Moicano continues to build his reputation as a formidable lightweight contender, increasing his chances of competing for UFC titles in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_62325\"  width=\"696\" height=\"391\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CTOybThrz6c?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an intense bout at UFC Paris, French fighter Beno\u00eet Saint-Denis lost to Brazilian Renato Moicano by medical decision after suffering severe injuries. This highly anticipated match ended unexpectedly after the second round when the doctor stopped the fight due to Saint-Denis\u2019 completely shut eye and severely damaged face. Fight details: Round 1: From the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4459,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,86,21,91],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-4458","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mma","8":"category-mma-video","9":"category-ufc-news","10":"category-ufc"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4458"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4458"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4458\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4460,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4458\/revisions\/4460"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}