Dustin Poirier sees Benoit Saint-Denis as exactly the type of test to keep him motivated. Poirier (29-8 MMA, 21-7 UFC) faces furious finisher Saint-Denis (13-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) in a five-round co-main event at UFC 299 on March 9 from Kaseya Center in Miami. Many were surprised that former interim champion Poirier accepted to fight someone far less ranked than him, but “The Diamond” says the risk is what gets him excited. “(I’m fighting him) to test myself really – to see if I’ve still got it,” Poirier told TMZ Sports . “This guy is young, hungry, on a streak, finished his last five opponents – that makes me nervous, so I want to toss myself in the fire
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