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USA Today
08-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Benoit Saint Denis grateful Kyle Prepolec saved his chance to fight in Montreal at UFC 315
Benoit Saint Denis grateful Kyle Prepolec saved his chance to fight in Montreal at UFC 315 Show Caption Hide Caption UFC 315: Benoit Saint Denis media day interview UFC 315 fighter Benoit Saint Denis spoke to MMA Junkie and reporters at media day for his main card bout vs. Kyle Prepolec on Saturday. MONTREAL – Benoit Saint Denis met the media Wednesday ahead of his fight at UFC 315. Saint Denis (13-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) takes on Kyle Prepolec (18-8 MMA, 0-2 UFC) in a lightweight fight on the main card card at Bell Centre in Montreal. At media day, Saint Denis took questions from media members before his fight, including about his opponent – who stepped up on a week's notice for a second stint in the UFC after Mateusz Gamrot pulled out. "The most important thing is I'm here – I'm ready for a fight," Saint Denis said at Wednesday's media day. "… The UFC is a huge war machine and they found me an opponent for Saturday night." Check out Saint Denis' full media day interview in the video above.
USA Today
05-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Alumni returns to save Benoit Saint-Denis' UFC 315 bout in Montreal
Alumni returns to save Benoit Saint-Denis' UFC 315 bout in Montreal A lightweight who departed the promotion in 2019 is back on the roster to save a UFC 315 bout Saturday in Montreal. Monday following a report from Sportsnet's Aaron Bronsteter, the UFC confirmed Kyle Prepolec has stepped in on less than one week's notice, replacing Joel Alvarez against Benoit Saint Denis. Prepolec (18-8 MMA, 0-2 UFC) has gone 4-1 since his two-fight UFC stint in 2019, during which he lost to Nordine Taleb and Austin Hubbard. Prepolec was expected to headline Samourai MMA 14 in Montreal on Friday, the night prior to UFC 315 at Bell Centre. Saint Denis (13-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) aims to snap a two-fight skid that includes defeats to Dustin Poirier and Renato Moicano. With the change, the UFC 315 lineup includes: MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET) Champ Belal Muhammad vs. Jack Della Maddalena – for welterweight title Champ Valentina Shevchenko vs. Manon Fiorot – for women's flyweight title Jose Aldo vs. Aiemann Zahabi Alexa Grasso vs. Natalia Silva Benoit Saint-Denis vs. Kyle Prepolec PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET) Mike Malott vs. Charles Radkte Jessica Andrade vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius Modestas Bukauskas vs. Ion Cutelaba Ivan Erslan vs. Navajo Stirling PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6:30 p.m. ET)
