UFC 299 | Pro fighters make their picks for Dustin Poirier vs. Benoit Saint-Denis

In the co-main event of UFC 299, a five-round lightweight bout goes down as Dustin Poirier takes on Benoit Saint-Denis. Heading into the fight, Poirier is a +164 underdog while the Frenchman is a sizeable -215 favorite on FanDuel.

Ahead of the scrap, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to make their picks for the lightweight fight. The pros are nearly unanimous in thinking Dustin Poirier can pull off the upset and return to the win column in a big way.

BJPENN.com Fighter Picks Dustin Poirier vs. Benoit Saint-Denis:

Max Griffin, UFC welterweight: I like Saint-Denis a lot, but I think Poirier will use some craft and get the dub.

Dan Ige, UFC featherweight: Dustin Poirier. Too much of a step up for Saint-Denis.

Davey Grant, UFC bantamweight: I’m going with Poirier, it is a close fight though.

Billy Quarantillo, UFC featherweight: As we know Saint-Denis is a stud. I was actually just training with Frevola and talking about this. As hard as it is to count out Poirier, I think this is Benoit’s fight to lose.

Kurt Holobaugh, UFC lightweight: I think they are writing off Poirier already and people are overlooking him. He’s a tough fight for anyone, but I like Poirier to get the win and show the levels there.

Bryan Battle, UFC welterweight: I got Poirier in that one. Saint-Denis is a super exciting fighter and prospect but it’s too much of a step-up for him. Poirier only loses to the very best and I don’t think BSD is that yet.

Julian Erosa, UFC featherweight: This is a great fight and good matchmaking as we can see how good Saint-Denis is. When he fought Matt Frevola, I thought that was the hardest matchup for Frevola. He took him out, it will be an interesting step-up in competition, but I think Poirier can put BSD away.

Steven Peterson, former UFC featherweight: I’m going with Poirier. I think that is too much too soon for Saint-Denis.

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Fighters picking Dustin Poirier: Max Griffin, Dan Ige, Davey Grant, Kurt Holobaugh, Bryan Battle, Julian Erosa, Steven Peterson

Fighters picking Benoit Saint-Denis: Billy Quarantillo

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