Arman Tsarukyan is convinced that Benoît Saint-Denis is protected by the UFC. According to the Armenian fighter, the Frenchman is not likely to cross his path because the major MMA organization fears a rout of “BSD” facing him. The number 1 challenger in the lightweight category – that of “God of War” – had already presented his theory at the beginning of January. He added more during the Red Corner MMA show.
Thus, he raises the temperature as Saint-Denis will challenge Dan Hooker on January 31 in Sydney, whom Tsarukyan defeated at the end of last November. The Nîmes is 8th in the ranking in his category, but the Armenian is certain that the UFC consciously avoids placing him in the same cage as the Habs. “They don’t want to give me Saint Denis because they don’t want to ruin his career,” he said with conviction. Poirier gave him a correction and he even lost against Moicano, you have to be serious. He will never be in the top 5, he never beats the best fighters. »
“The UFC likes him a lot”
A speech sufficient to increase the pressure in the Saint-Denis camp? Or to encourage the UFC to organize a duel between the two fighters. Since his defeat against Renato Moicano in September 2024, the Frenchman has three successes, including this express knockout inflicted on Beneil Dariush in mid-November.
“He lost his last big fight. He never beat real top guys in the world, he was never among the best, Tsarukyan previously argued. The UFC really likes him, so they won’t put him against me, because everyone knows he would lose. »
