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For a variety of reasons, “The Diamond” has endeared himself to UFC fans as a must-play fighter who has been doing it at the highest level for over a decade. Meanwhile, when Poirier fought Khabib Nurmagomedov for the undisputed title in September 2019, Saint Denis only had three fights in his professional career, so Saint Denis always had his eyes on Poirier as someone he could fight at some point.
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“We’re both brawlers,” Saint Denis said. “We love him. We taste blood and we’re always looking for an ending. He’s been a lightweight contender, but also a BMF contender, and those are two things that inspire me.
“I think he takes me seriously, like I do, and we’ve worked hard. I can’t wait for the door to close, for me to drop it and see who the better fighter is.
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