Benoit Saint Denis remains to be set to battle at UFC 315 on Saturday regardless of dropping his authentic opponent when Joel Alvarez suffered a hand damage that knocked him off the cardboard.
On Monday, the UFC officers introduced that Saint Denis is now scheduled to face returning light-weight Kyle Prepolec, who went 0-2 with the promotion throughout a earlier stint relationship again to 2019. Aaron Bronsteter initially reported the information in regards to the battle by way of Twitter.
With an 18-8 document total, Prepolec comes again to the UFC after amassing a 4-1 document since his preliminary exit from the promotion. Prepolec is presently using a three-fight win streak with all of these victories ending by the use of knockout.
Prepolec makes an attempt to maintain that momentum going in opposition to one of many high prospects within the light-weight division with Saint Denis additionally making an attempt to bounce again following two consecutive losses in a row.
Previous to these losses, Saint Denis was on fairly a roll with 5 straight wins whereas ending all 5 opponents by knockout or submission. That win streak earned him a battle in opposition to former interim light-weight champion Dustin Poirier and so they went to warfare however in the end Saint Denis fell by second-round submission.
He nonetheless earned Struggle of the Evening honors for that efficiency.
Saint Denis then suffered a loss to Renato Moicano within the UFC’s return to France this previous September. Now he makes his first look in 2025 with Saint Denis drawing a battle in opposition to Prepolec on Saturday.
UFC 315 is headlined by welterweight champion Belal Muhammad placing his title on the road in opposition to upstart challenger Jack Della Maddalena whereas the co-main occasion sees flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko defending her belt in opposition to French striker Manon Fiorot.
The ultimate bout order for UFC 315 hasn’t been introduced but, though Saint Denis was initially slated to kick off the pay-per-view major card but it surely stays to be seen if he’ll hold that very same slot now that Prepolec has stepped up as a alternative.
