""We were pretty surprised by the timing of the fight, but knowing it's next to his country made it clearer why they wanted him to fight there," BSD said during the card's media day this week. "I had already in my mind put the switch back on, because BSD and Dan Hooker, you need no promotion. It's gonna be a scrap.""
"Saint-Denis has slowly risen through the ranks impressively, with devastating finishes behind him. If Saint-Denis were to win, he would be closing in on a big title opportunity. "It's a huge fight, I do expect that the winner of this fight is gonna be top 5." Saint-Denis continued, "Yeah, of course. I'm interested in the two most violent belts of the UFC, which in my mind are the lightweight undisputed title and the BMF.""
"After hearing Hooker talk about his lack of knockout power, the Frenchmen reminded everyone why he is in the co-main event of UFC 325. "He's gonna find out Saturday. I don't know how many knockouts he has in the UFC, but I have four with an 100% finish rate. I think he knows it's gonna be something, and I think I will fight the best version of him.""
Benoit Saint-Denis holds an 8-3 UFC record with only lightweight losses to Dustin Poirier and Renato Moicano. He returns at UFC 325 two months after a 16-second knockout of Beneil Dariush to face #6-ranked Dan Hooker. The bout was scheduled quickly and takes place near his country, setting up a high-stakes scrap. A victory would move Saint-Denis closer to the division's top five and a potential title opportunity. He targets both the lightweight undisputed title and the BMF belt and emphasizes finishes over trash talk, citing four UFC knockouts.
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