Benoit Saint Denis Reveals What He Realized From Dustin Poirier Loss
Throughout an interview with MMAFighting.com, Benoit Saint Denis admitted that he wasn’t ready for the stress of combating somebody like Dustin Poirier whereas additionally coping with a nasty an infection.
“I realized loads,” Saint Denis advised MMA Combating. “First, I realized that it’s a must to underestimate no person, particularly high fighters like that. And you may’t go on the market not being wholesome. That’s large. However, regardless of that, I realized loads. Nothing comes by mistake, I imagine if I had this staph an infection this late into my camp, it’s as a result of I used to be burdened and I took no pleasure in my coaching camp.
“I had a number of stuff, new stuff to handle that I used to be not used to. Whenever you turn out to be someone within the sport, you then have the shoulders of a CEO as a result of you may have all of the workers and the administration round you, lots of people and also you cope with the brand new stuff that’s tough to when it’s model new. It takes time to have that have. I imagine being on the high can be a [tough] expertise, and with the ability to handle your schedule and to nonetheless benefit from the means of being a fighter. It’s crucial factor and to make the folks which might be with you pleased with your efficiency, and to have folks with you that you just need to make pleased with the efficiency you might be gonna ship.
“So that is vital. We made a number of changes and I’m actually comfortable now. And I took pleasure in coaching and I’ll have the benefit of my struggle.”
Saint Denis made it clear that he has no regrets pushing on with the struggle. He’ll have an opportunity to get again within the win column at residence. Saint Denis headlines UFC Paris this Saturday in a light-weight tilt in opposition to Renato Moicano.
Going into the struggle, Moicano is one spot forward of Saint Denis within the official UFC light-weight rankings. Saint Denis hopes to attain a win spectacular sufficient to doubtlessly ship him into the highest 10.