Pimblett (23-4) is scheduled to fight St. Denis in a lightweight matchup at UFC 329on July 11 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Poirier is backing Pimblett to beat St. Denis. Poirier notes that Pimblett’s chin survived the test in the Liverpudlian’s last loss against Justin Gaethje. Poirier believes Gaethje would have knocked out St. Denis had they fought.
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Having shared the Octagon with St. Denis, Poirier claims the Frenchman isn’t very clean on the feet. “The Diamond” believes Pimblett’s striking, which he finds better than St. Denis,’ will be the deciding factor. However, Poirier also acknowledges that St. Denis isn’t scared to take risks to land his own shots.An Edge on the Feet “I got Paddy… I just compare it to the Gaethje fight,” Poirier said on Deep Waters. “I think if BSD fought Gaethje, Gaethje would stop him on the feet. Paddy took it and was…
