March 11, 2024 5: 45 pm ET
MIAMI – Dana White had high appreciation towards Dustin Poirier after UFC 299.
Poirier (30-8 MMA, 22-7 UFC) knocked out rising light-weight competitor Benoit Saint Denis (13-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) in Saturday’s co-main occasion at Kaseya .
Many were shocked to see previous interim champ Poirier accepting a battle versus lower-ranked Saint Denis, which is why White appreciates “The Diamond” that much more.
“The battle that he took tonight with Benoit, I imply, when the talk veryfirst began, everyone was like, ‘Oh, this is a bad battle for Poirier,’” White stated throughout the UFC 299 post-fight news conference. “Then Poirier came out and stated, ‘You understand what, I didn’t indication’ and all this – this is the sh*t that makes you a f*cking legend. These are famous battles – when you go in and face a guy who’s a savage and looks like you can’t win this battle or individuals believe you can’t win this battle, and then you go in and do i