Former interim light-weight champion Dustin Poirier can be combating Benoit Saint-Denis within the UFC 299 co-main occasion on March 9 in any case.
Poirier despatched the web right into a frenzy on Thursday when “The Diamond” posted on social media that he wasn’t combating Saint-Denis within the UFC 299 co-main occasion after failing to come back to phrases for the battle.
“My fights off however nonetheless working,” Poirier posted on X and he later informed Ariel Helwani, ““There was no contractual settlement earlier than the battle was introduced and we could not come to phrases.”
My fights off however nonetheless working 👊 pic.twitter.com/DRG61CJySA
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) February 1, 2024
I reached out to @DustinPoirier about his tweet that the BSD battle at 299 is off.His response: “There was no contractual settlement earlier than the battle was introduced and we couldn't come to phrases.”
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) February 1, 2024
Later Thursday afternoon, after talking to his supervisor, Poirier retracted his earlier statements and said that the Saint-Denis battle at UFC 299 was nonetheless on.
“Sorry of us, I jumped the gun, I could not come up with my supervisor for a number of days. I simply spoke with him and Hunter. Misunderstanding on my half. Struggle is on! See you March ninth Miami,” Poirier wrote on Instagram.
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Poirier (29-8, 1 NC), the previous interim light-weight champion, was knocked out by Justin Gaethje of their rematch in his final outing at UFC 291. Saint-Denis (13-1, 1 NC) is using a five-fight successful streak and coming off a head-kick knockout win over Matt Frevola in his final battle at UFC 295.
UFC 299 takes place on March 9 at Kaseya Heart in Miami, Florida. The occasion is headlined by a bantamweight title bout between champion Sean O’Malley and Marlon “Chito” Vera.
