Benoit Saint-Denis takes on Kyle Prepolec this Sunday, May 11, 2025 (as per India time) in Montreal and he is all charge up for the fight. He comes into the fight on the back of back-to-back losses for the first time in his UFC career and the Frenchman will be eager to return to winning ways. (More MMA News)
In a recent interaction facilitated by Sony Sports, Saint-Denis shed light upon the recent losses and his plans of comeback. He also talked about the upcoming clash against Prepolec. Below are the excerpts of the same.
First of all, how is your condition on Fight Week?
Good, we are well prepared. Tonight is going to be the last training session, and then there will be a rest on the weight cut and on to the fight.
You've had two very big fights back to back. And heading into a third one, how have you kept your mentality through this war?
It's my job and it's a privilege to have the pressure of having such huge opportunities and to be part of this lightweight division in the UFC. And, I expect a tough fight and I have been getting ready for it.
The last fight was incredible, but it was a loss. So what did you take away from that and how are you going to apply it going forward?
I learned a lot because I was doing the job of the general as a soldier. And I had to have a head coach. And now I'm well-surrounded from this side with Nicolas Ott and I'm happy to work with him and to do my job as a Soldier.
Now another big battle. Kyle Przepolek, what was your mentality? What did you think when they said, ah, new opponent?
I was disappointed at the beginning because I have been preparing for Alvarez. It was a huge fight with two guys with 100% finish rates. But it happens in the fight game. Thank God, they found me an opponent and I'm ready and I will be ready for a fight on Saturday night.
Have you had a chance to look at him, to look a little bit about how he fights and adapt?
Yes, of course. You look at your opponent, of course. This is part of my head coach라이브 바카라 job and myself to study him a bit, to know what is to know about him.
I would love to know, everyone always asks you, but it's the same here. Your military background, your military career, how do you apply that to MMA?
Being disciplined, organized and determined has been bringing me to the UFC and to the top of the division and I'm still using this mentality day after day.
In the rankings obviously a new change in opponent so your ranking is likely to stay the same but what are your plans for the rest of this year to get work forward towards the title?
To fight as much as possible, but I don't like to make plans before having the job done on the fight night.
There is a huge fan base for you in India. Can you give some advice to the new people who are getting into MMA and fighting MMA on how to how to train how to think mentally to be a fighter?
They have to be passionate about the sports and to be disciplined day after day and to have to use their brain a lot, to think a lot about the opportunities, the viability of the MMA game to get better day after day. All right.
Can you give a shout out to your fans in India?
Cheers, guys. I hope you will be watching the fight and it's going to be a great fight. Thank you so much.
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