Poirier Vs Saint-Denis Pulled From UFC 299

Dustin Poirier and Benoit Saint-Denis had “no contractual agreement before the fight was announced” and “couldn’t come to terms” for the UFC 299 pay-per-view (PPV) co-main event, scheduled for Sat., March 9, 2024 at Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida.

That’s according to Ariel Helwani.

This marks the second major fight UFC announced — then canceled — over the last few weeks. The UFC Atlantic City headliner between Sean Brady and Vicente Luque was recently scratched and it was later revealed that contracts were never signed.

Saint-Denis (13-1, 1 NC) stumbled in his Octagon debut, losing a decision to Brazilian banger Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos at UFC 267. Undaunted, the all-action Parisian rattled off five straight wins — all finishes — including his UFC 295 knockout over lightweight veteran Matt Frevola.

As for Poirier (29-8, 1 NC), he’s looking to rebound from a knockout loss to longtime nemesis Justin Gaethje at UFC 291. “The Diamond” has been a pay-per-view (PPV) mainstay for the last four years, defeating the likes of Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler, among others.

UFC 299 will be headlined by the bantamweight title fight featuring Sean O’Malley in his first 135-pound title defense (and UFC 252 rematch) against Marlon Vera. Elsewhere on the card, welterweight bruisers Gilbert Burns and Jack Della Maddalena hook ‘em up at 170 pounds.

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