UFC 299 co-main event – Dustin Poirier meets Benoit Saint-Denis in 5-round affair
Former UFC interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier (29-8) will return to the octagon against Benoit Saint-Denis (13-1) in what is scheduled to be a five-round co-main event at UFC 299 on March 9.
UFC CEO Dana White made the announcement via social media on Sunday night.
IM BAAAAAAACK!!!
Two more fight announcements 👊🏻👊🏻#UFC299 5-round co-main, Poirier vs Saint-Denis#UFC300 Number one contender fight, Oliveira vs Tsarukyan pic.twitter.com/aSPZtGEnAT
— danawhite (@danawhite) January 8, 2024
After back-to-back wins over Conor McGregor, Poirier faced setbacks as he went 1-2 inside the octagon. He would drop a submission loss to Charles Oliveira as the two men met for the lightweight title in December 2021. He then defeated Michael Chandler by way of rear-naked choke, and stumbled once again with a knockout loss by Justin Gaethje.
Saint-Denis is riding a five-fight win-streak with only one blemish on his record, a decision loss to Elizeu Zaleski in 2021.
UFC 299 is headlined by a bantamweight title bout between the defending Sean O’Malley and challenging Marlon “Chito” Vera.
Fight card:
Sean O’Malley vs. Marlon Vera – 135 lbs
Dustin Poirier vs. Benoit Saint-Denis – 155 lbs
Gilbert Burns vs. Jack Della Maddalena – 170 lbs
Curtis Blaydes vs. Jailton Almeida – 265 lbs
Petr Yan vs. Yadong Song – 135 lbs
Kevin Holland vs. Michael Page – 170 lbs
Pedro Munhoz vs. Kyler Phillips – 135 lbs
CJ Vergara vs. Asu Almabaev – 125 lbs
Katlyn Chookagian vs. Maycee Barber – 125 lbs
Mateusz Gamrot vs. Rafael dos Anjos – 155 lbs
Lauren Murphy vs. Karine Silva – 125 lbs
