Benoit Saint Denis plans on reestablishing himself as a UFC lightweight contender with a press release against Renato Moicano.
Saint Denis (13-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) faces Moicano (19-5-1 MMA, 11-5 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 243 (ESPN+) essential event at Accor Arena in Paris. Saint Denis saw his five-fight winning streak snapped by Dustin Poirier at UFC 299 in March. The “God of War” plans on picking up right where he left off against Moicano.
“Every part is open. Every part is to take,” Saint Denis told reporters at Wednesday’s UFC Fight Night 243 media day (h/t La Sueur). “I’m here to take all the things I can. First off, I want to placed on an enormous performance against Moicano. He’s a tricky fight. I’m expecting a tricky fight, and it’s going to be a war. Expect me to do my best to climb the division.”
Although Saint Denis was battling a staph infection heading into his fight with Poirier, his over aggressiveness led to him getting knocked out in Round 2. He has sought help from a brand new striking coach for this camp.
“In fact, what we would like is identical fighter with a bit more responsibility defensively,” Saint Denis said. “This has been one among the keys around my preparation, and I’m ready to present a war and show this off.”
Moicano has leaned on his ground game throughout his profession, ending 4 of his past six wins by submission. Nonetheless, Saint Denis is confident he can handle him all over the place.
“I’m an entire mixed martial artist, so it could possibly go anywhere,” Saint Denis said. “We are going to bring it anywhere we will have our way.”
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