Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight Benoit St.
Denis would like nothing more than to go three for three when
stopping off in Paris.
At the UFC Fight Night event on Sept. 28 in Paris, St. Denis (13-2,
1 NC) is expected to appear in front of home fans. He will take on
resurgent 155-pounder Renato
Carneiro (19-5-1), according to an initial report from Ag. Fight.
The lightweight stylistic clash has been verbally agreed to by both
competitors, but the contracts have not yet been signed. This news
has since been confirmed by
multiple outlets. The only other fight official for the lineup
is Joanderson
Brito vs. William
Gomis at 145 pounds, although Ciryl Gane
is rumored to be appearing and possibly headlining this event in
the Accor Arena.
Bayonne, France, native St. Denis appeared at both of the previous
UFC cards held in the City of Light, finishing Gabriel
Miranda in 2022 and Thiago
Moises in 2023. Most recently, “God of War” succumbed to
strikes from Dustin
Poirier in a title eliminator at UFC 299. This loss put an end
to a five-fight finish streak, where he put away the likes of
Matt
Frevola and Ismael
Bonfim in the first round.
At the age of 35, Carneiro is on his longest UFC win streak since
he joined the league in 2014 and won three straight. In 2022,
“Moicano” tapped Brad
Riddell, and he came back in 2024 to win a decision over
Drew
Dober and put Jalin
Turner away with elbows and punches in April. Of note, the
victory over Turner marked the first time the submission specialist
had ever ended a fight via strikes, with all 10 of his previous
stoppage triumphs coming by submission.