B. Saint-Denis (photo) was defeated in the UFC 299. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @benoitst_denis
Benoit Saint-Denis is confirmed in UFC 315. The French lightweight (up to 70,3 kg), who had become doubtful for this Saturday's event (10), in Montreal, Canada, after his original opponent Joel alvarez leaving the card due to a hand injury, will face Canadian Kyle Prepolec, who accepted the invitation to return to the organization with five days to go before the fight.
The decision to replace him generated a lot of controversy, as Benoit Saint-Denis ignored challenges from the likes of Mauricio Ruffy e Mateusz gamrot, who offered to take the place Joel alvarez.
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The chosen replacement, Kyle Prepolec, is 35 years old and has a professional record of 18 wins and eight losses. The Canadian played for the UFC in 2019, but was fired after two setbacks in two fights in the octagon. Currently, 'Killshot' has won three consecutive matches, the last of which was in June of last year.
After a devastating start in the Ultimate lightweight division, with five consecutive victories on the fast track, Benoit Saint-Denis suffered consecutive defeats to Dustin poirier and most recently Renato Moicano. In search of recovery, the Frenchman arrives for the UFC 315 as 13th place in the category ranking.
With Benoit Saint-Denis and Kyle Prepolec, the UFC 315 takes place this Saturday (10), in Montreal, Canada, and features two belt disputes. In the main fight, Belal Muhammad | defends the welterweight title (up to 77,1 kg) against Jack Della Maddalena, while, in the co-main, Valentina Shevchenko puts the flyweight throne (up to 56,7 kg) up for grabs against Manon Fiorot.
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