Dustin Poirier is fighting Benoit Saint-Denis in the UFC 299 co-main event after all

Former interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier will be fighting Benoit Saint-Denis in the UFC 299 co-main event on March 9 after all.  

Poirier sent the internet into a frenzy on Thursday when “The Diamond” posted on social media that he wasn’t fighting Saint-Denis in the UFC 299 co-main event after failing to come to terms for the fight.  

“My fights off but still working,” Poirier posted on X and he later told Ariel Helwani, ““There was no contractual agreement before the fight was announced and we couldn’t come to terms.”

My fights off but still working 👊 pic.twitter.com/DRG61CJySA

— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) February 1, 2024

I reached out to @DustinPoirier about his tweet that the BSD fight at 299 is off.

His response:

“There was no contractual agreement before the fight was announced and we couldn’t come to terms.”

— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) February 1, 2024

Later Thursday afternoon, after speaking to his manager, Poirier retracted his previous statements and stated that the Saint-Denis fight at UFC 299 was still on.  

“Sorry folks, I jumped the gun, I couldn’t get a hold of my manager for a few days. I just spoke with him and Hunter. Misunderstanding on my part. Fight is on! See you March 9th Miami,” Poirier wrote on Instagram.  

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Poirier (29-8, 1 NC), the former interim lightweight champion, was knocked out by Justin Gaethje in their rematch in his last outing at UFC 291. Saint-Denis (13-1, 1 NC) is riding a five-fight winning streak and coming off a head-kick knockout win over Matt Frevola in his last fight at UFC 295.

UFC 299 takes place on March 9 at Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida. The event is headlined by a bantamweight title bout between champion Sean O’Malley and Marlon “Chito” Vera.