Benoit St. Denis vs. Renato ‘Moicano’ in the Works for September UFC Paris Event

Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight Benoit St. Denis would like nothing more than to go three for three when stopping off in Paris.

At the UFC Fight Night event on Sept. 28 in Paris, St. Denis (13-2, 1 NC) is expected to appear in front of home fans. He will take on resurgent 155-pounder Renato Carneiro (19-5-1), according to an initial report from Ag. Fight. The lightweight stylistic clash has been verbally agreed to by both competitors, but the contracts have not yet been signed. This news has since been confirmed by multiple outlets. The only other fight official for the lineup is Joanderson Brito vs. William Gomis at 145 pounds, although Ciryl Gane is rumored to be appearing and possibly headlining this event in the Accor Arena.

Bayonne, France, native St. Denis appeared at both of the previous UFC cards held in the City of Light, finishing Gabriel Miranda in 2022 and Thiago Moises in 2023. Most recently, “God of War” succumbed to strikes from Dustin Poirier in a title eliminator at UFC 299. This loss put an end to a five-fight finish streak, where he put away the likes of Matt Frevola and Ismael Bonfim in the first round.

At the age of 35, Carneiro is on his longest UFC win streak since he joined the league in 2014 and won three straight. In 2022, “Moicano” tapped Brad Riddell, and he came back in 2024 to win a decision over Drew Dober and put Jalin Turner away with elbows and punches in April. Of note, the victory over Turner marked the first time the submission specialist had ever ended a fight via strikes, with all 10 of his previous stoppage triumphs coming by submission.Germaine de Randamie vs Nora Cornolle Ailin Perez vs Dariya Zheleznyakova Matt Frevola vs Fares Ziam Daniel Barez vs Victor Altamirano Oumar Sy vs Da Woon Jung Brendan Allen vs Nassourdine Imavov Kevin Jousset vs Bryan Battle Ion Cutelaba vs Ivan Erslan Morgan Charriere vs A.J. Cunningham Ludovit Klein vs Nikolas Motta Ludovit Klein vs Nikolas Motta Taylor Lapilus vs Felipe Lima Bolaji Oki vs Chris Duncan