“Benoit Saint-Denis responds to Mateusz Gamrot’s fight dodging claims for short-notice UFC 315 booking”
Benoit Saint-Denis cleared the air after Mateusz Gamrot accused him of turning down a combat at UFC 315.
UFC light-weight contender Benoit Saint-Denis will look to snap the primary shedding skid of his preventing profession this Saturday at UFC 315. After he was imagined to initially face Joel Alvarez to kick off the principle card, Alvarez withdrew final weekend on account of harm, forcing the UFC to e-book a short-notice substitute to face Saint-Denis.
Saint-Denis will face a big downgrade in competitors, on paper, at UFC 315. Two-fight UFC veteran Kyle Prepolec will step up on days’ discover to sq. off with Saint-Denis, a giant enterprise after an 0-2 run contained in the Octagon.
Because the UFC matchmakers scrambled to discover a substitute opponent for Saint-Denis, Mateusz Gamrot provided to step up earlier than Saint-Denis allegedly declined the provide.
Benoit Saint-Denis accuses Mateusz Gamrot of mendacity a few short-notice provide at UFC 315
Gamrot went off on Saint-Denis in a current social media rant, labeling Saint-Denis a ‘coward’ for turning down a current combat provide. Gamrot was briefly linked to a possible rematch with Arman Tsarukyan on an upcoming card earlier than Tsarukyan turned it down as he waits for a Prime 5 opponent.
Struggle followers scolded Saint-Denis after Gamrot’s allegations surfaced, questioning why he’d desire to face a lower-caliber opponent on quick discover over a Prime 15 matchup with Gamrot. However in accordance with the French star, Gamrot’s tweet was deceptive.
Throughout his UFC 315 media day press conference, Saint-Denis defined why Gamrot didn’t get the short-notice nod this weekend in Montreal.
“I think everybody knows me now, if he could’ve done it in Montreal, it would’ve happened,” “But what I wanted to do was fight in Montreal. Waiting three weeks, or one month to have another opponent was an option I could’ve had, but I didn’t even discuss [Gamrot] with my manager because I told him I’m ready, I’m fighting, and if the UFC wants to [put me against] Gamrot in two weeks, I’ll do my job on Saturday night and I’ll be there in two weeks.
“But now I’m concentrating on my opponent, on fighting this Saturday, I came here for that…if you can’t fight on Saturday night, you’re not welcome.”
As of this writing, Gamrot hasn’t responded to Saint-Denis’s feedback. Gamrot hasn’t fought since an in depth loss to Dan Hooker at UFC 305 final September.
Belal Muhammad responded to Colby Covington’s weird prank forward of UFC 315
UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad has had an fascinating combat week forward of his first title protection this weekend in opposition to Jack Della Maddalena. Simply days away from UFC 315, Colby Covington pulled off a weird prank on Muhammad from afar on the UFC PI, leading to Muhammad slamming Covington as a ‘moron’.
Covington opened a fridge on the UFC PI, noticed a bag with Muhammad’s title labeled on it, and moved the meals to a barely completely different spot. Struggle followers weren’t amused by Covington’s newest antics, because the three-time title challenger makes an attempt to get a combat booked for later this yr.
Muhammad earned the welterweight title by defeating Leon Edwards final July at UFC 304. In the meantime, Covington has misplaced back-to-back fights to Edwards and Joaquin Buckley since a UFC 272 win over Jorge Masvidal.
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