NEW YORK – UFC lightweight Benoit Saint-Denis believes he’s ready to enter the top tier of the division, and wants a main event fight in France.
Saint-Denis (13-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) capped off an impressive 2023 campaign with a head kick finish of Matt Frevola (11-4-1 MMA, 5-4-1 UFC) in the first round of their UFC 295 main card bout. It was the third finish of the year for Saint-Denis and his fifth straight overall. The 27-year-old Frenchman has been on a tear and wants big things going forward.
“I’m going to fight everybody they give me, but really I would like really to make a big main event in France,” Saint-Denis told reporters during a post-fight news conference. “… A guy like Dustin Poirier or (Mateusz) Gamrot. You know, it’s unfortunate for him, but he got a victory because a guy got injured with (Rafael) Fiziev with a low kick or a body kick. So, I’m asking for him again, or Dustin Poirier. He just lost, he’s ranked, and he has to fight a guy behind him because he’s on the loss. I know he’s a big name, but I’m going to be an even bigger name if I’m working like that.”
