UFC light-weight standout Benoit Saint Denis mentioned he was on borrowed time for his pivotal UFC 299 assembly with Dustin Poirier.
In an announcement posted to Instagram after a second-round knockout loss, Saint Denis mentioned he underwent antibiotic therapy for an an infection previous to the battle. Because of this, he wrote that his physique “didn’t reply” as regular throughout this previous Saturday’s bout.
“Sadly this night, I used to be not in a position to totally specific myself,” Saint Denis wrote (through Google translate). “My physique didn’t reply after per week of antibiotics to battle an an infection.
“All through I used to be current, however my physique was absent, it didn’t react as traditional. I solely had one spherical to provide you.”
Saint Denis almost overwhelmed Poirier within the first spherical of Saturday’s pay-per-view battle at Kaseya Heart in Miami. However within the second, Poirier caught the French standout with a well-timed counter that set up a knockout victory at 2:32 of the second spherical.
Afterward, Poirier mentioned it was his technique to let Saint Denis expend power early, believing he couldn’t maintain his relentless tempo for the scheduled 5 rounds. UFC CEO known as Poirier’s option to battle the lower-ranked competitor, calling his efficiency “the s*** that makes you a f****** legend.”
Previous to the battle, MMA followers on-line speculated whether or not Saint Denis had suffered from a staph an infection, pointing to an obvious abscess on his brow that seemed to be therapeutic.
Together with his publish, Saint Denis appeared to substantiate that he was coping with a well being challenge previous to the battle. He wrote that the chance was nonetheless too good to move up.
“Sorry to have upset you,” he wrote. “I’ll come again stronger, because of Dustin for accepting this battle. It was inconceivable for me to not seize the chance of such a battle. Thanks everybody for the assist. Because of my staff and my household.”
UFC 299 marked Saint Denis’ second setback after an octagon debut loss to Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos at UFC 267. He then received his subsequent 5 contests, producing buzz that culminated in a highlight-reel knockout of Matt Frevola at UFC 295 this previous November.
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