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Pimblett (23-4) is scheduled to fight St. Denis in a lightweight matchup at UFC 329on July 11 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Poirier is backing Pimblett to beat St. Denis. Poirier notes that Pimblett’s chin survived the test in the Liverpudlian’s last loss against Justin Gaethje. Poirier believes Gaethje would have knocked out St. Denis had they fought.
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Having shared the Octagon with St. Denis, Poirier claims the Frenchman isn’t very clean on the feet. “The Diamond” believes Pimblett’s striking, which he finds better than St. Denis,’ will be the deciding factor. However, Poirier also acknowledges that St. Denis isn’t scared to take risks to land his own shots.
An Edge on the Feet
“I got Paddy… I just compare it to the Gaethje fight,” Poirier said on Deep Waters. “I think if BSD fought Gaethje, Gaethje would stop him on the feet. Paddy took it and was still able to keep walking forward. He definitely has a chin. I just don’t know if BSD’s gonna be able to get him down. I think Paddy probably wins on the feet. BSD’s not that slick on the feet. He might have power; he is not scared to take chances, he will walk in front of you, get in your face, and put himself in harm’s way to land his shots. I just think Paddy is probably a little bit better on the feet.”
St. Denis (17-3) was riding a five-fight finishing streak when he faced his biggest step up in competition in Poirier in 2024. It looked like a passing of the torch was inevitable when “God of War” dominated Poirier on the ground in the first round. However, Poirier showed that there are levels to the game as he shut St. Denis’ lights out in a slugfest in the second round.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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