Benoit Saint Denis is game to fight anyone – preferably the highest-ranked lightweight available. Saint Denis (13-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) got a taste of the upper echelon of the division when he was matched up with current title challenger Dustin Poirier at UFC 299 in March, but was knocked out in Round 2 . Saint Denis was battling a staph infection which he said heavily impacted his performance . The rising French star is now looking ahead. Dan Hooker (22-12 MMA, 12-8 UFC) told The MMA Hour in April that the UFC offered him Saint Denis September in Paris, and Saint Denis is open to that fight.