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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