Benoît Saint-Denis was defeated in the main fight of UFC Paris against Renato Moicano, this Saturday, September 28 at the Accord Arena in Bercy. The annual French MMA festival was somewhat spoiled by the Brazilian and a performance by BSD which raised questions for his future, at the end of an extremely bloody fight.
While the first two editions of UFC Paris had placed Ciryl Gane at the head of the bill, this Saturday evening in Bercy, it was Benoît Saint-Denis who was in the spotlight. Except that against the Brazilian Renato Moicano, the “God of war” was surprised. And fell from a height, after being stopped by the referee between the second and third rounds, his eyes swollen by the blows, his vision obstructed by the swelling of his eyebrows, and his face scarred by a wound of a few centimeters opened with a nudge.
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However, “BSD” entered the Accor Arena as at home. Usual entrance music, mixture of chivalrous melody and Seine-Saint-Denis style signed NTM, public celebrating and signature entry into the cage, arms crossed, tattoo of Joan of Arc clearly visible on the back. We thought he would push the ritual to the end, activating forward gear from the first seconds of the fight. Instead, Moicano took BSD to the ground, and rained down blows.
BSD never recovered
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