Kyle Prepolec to Make Short-Notice Return Against Benoit St. Denis at UFC 315

Kyle
Prepolec to Make Short-Notice Debut Against Benoit St.
Denis at UFC 315

Kyle
Prepolec is set to return to the Octagon on five days’ notice
at
UFC 315 to take on Benoit St.
Denis.

France’s St. Denis (13-3) was originally set to face Joel
Alvarez at UFC 315 on May 10 at Bell Centre in Montreal.
However, Alvarez was unfortunately forced out due to a hand injury,
which he revealed on Sunday.

“Hey there everyone. I’m out of my fight at UFC 315 due to hand
injury that leaves me unable to start punching for 3 weeks,”
Alvarez wrote on social media. “There are many factors
that are not in our hand and we cannot control. Camp had been
perfect so far. We will be back this year reformed and with a
different focus. Thank you very much to everyone always for the
support, you are the best.”

It didn’t take much time for the UFC to find a replacement in
Prepolec, who will return to the Octagon following an 0-2 initial
stint in front of a home crowd in Canada. Prepolec (18-8) was
originally scheduled to fight under the SMMA banner in Montreal on
May 9.

Meanwhile, St. Denis went on a five-fight finishing streak after
suffering a loss in his UFC debut. However, “God of War” has since
suffered back-to-back stoppage losses against Dustin
Poirier and Renato
“Money” Moicano, who were both steep step-ups in competition
for him. St. Denis is a massive -1200 favorite against Prepolec,
who opened as a +700 underdog.

Editor’s note: Sherdog incorrectly reported that Prepolec was
making his UFC debut, when in fact this will mark his second stint.
We apologize for the error.