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BENOIT SAINT-DENIS VS GABIREL MIRANDA FACTS
When is UFC Paris? Saturday 3rd September, 2022 - 18:00 start (UK)
Where is UFC Paris? Accor Arena, Paris (France)
Where can I get tickets for UFC Paris? Click here to buy tickets for UFC Paris
What channel is UFC Paris on? BT Sport 3
Where can I stream UFC Paris? BT Sport subscribers can stream the fight online via the BT Sport website
For viewers in the United States, the event will be shown live on ESPN+ and you can sign up for access as part of a Disney Bundle here!
BENOIT SAINT-DENIS VS GABRIEL MIRANDA LOWDOWN
We learnt a lot about Benoit Saint-Denis (9-1(1)) in his two UFC appearances. He is skilled and absolutely nails. He made his debut against Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos last year and in all honesty, took a beating. He showed incredible toughness to make it to the bell which the referee should have prevented from happening. He picked himself up and dusted himself off to return eight months later in June stepping back down to lightweight. He met Niklas Stolze and put on a great performance with a vintage submission.
He was scheduled to fight Christos Giagos who had to pull out after mangling his finger at home. That gives Gabriel Miranda (16-5) the opportunity to make his debut. He has fought for a variety of promotions and is currently on a three-fight win streak. He finished Jhon Zarate (2019), Jefferson Morais (2021) and Diego Siqueira (2021) which were the 13th, 14th and 15th submissions of his career.
BENOIT SAINT-DENIS VS GABRIEL MIRANDA PREDICTION
This has turned about to be a very intriguing matchup as they are both submission specialists. Miranda has little to lose stepping up as a replacement and Saint-Denis has buckets of potential and fighting in his home city.
The Parisian’s bread and butter is his grappling relying on his black belt judo and strength to drag his opponents down and then hunt a submission. He a brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu however, Miranda is a black belt and will not be deterred if he gets taken down.
It would be a treat to see these two tangle on the mat for three rounds however we feel their grappling could cancel each other out to force portions of this fight to take place on the feet.
Expect Miranda to be aggressive and force the action with a lot of volume, but as soon as the distance closes, Saint-Denis will grab a hold of the Brazilian and take him down. The stand-up should be even, but we feel Saint-Denis’ strength and grappling will take over.
Miranda’s record is rather suspect not fighting a decent level of competition and as long as Saint-Denis avoids the looping shots on the feet and does not give any openings for a submission, he should close this one out convincing the judges with his control time.
Prediction: Saint-Denis via Decision - CLICK HERE FOR PARIMATCH'S WELCOME OFFER (BET £5, GET £30 IN BONUSES!)