Benoit Saint Denis continues 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 concerning the battle via Twitter.
With an 18-8 file total, Prepolec comes again to the UFC after amassing a 4-1 file since his preliminary exit from the promotion. Prepolec is presently using a three-fight win streak with all of these victories ending by means of knockout.
Prepolec makes an attempt to maintain that momentum going towards 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 towards former interim light-weight champion Dustin Poirier and so they went to battle however finally Saint Denis fell by second-round submission.
He nonetheless earned Battle of the Night time 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 towards Prepolec on Saturday.
UFC 315 is headlined by welterweight champion Belal Muhammad placing his title on the road towards upstart challenger Jack Della Maddalena whereas the co-main occasion sees flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko defending her belt towards 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 principal card but it surely stays to be seen if he’ll hold that very same slot now that Prepolec has stepped up as a substitute.
