Overview
- The lightweight bout is scheduled for the night of January 31 to February 1 at UFC 325 in Sydney.
- Dan Hooker, ranked No. 6, mocked Benoît Saint Denis in media appearances including The Mac Life with jabs about his appearance.
- Benoît Saint Denis, ranked No. 8, declined to engage in trash talk and says he will answer only in the octagon.
- At Thursday’s public press conference, Hooker declared "there will be blood" and promised "a war," drawing loud support from the local crowd.
- Hooker is known for punishing fights, highlighted by his 2020 five-round battle with Dustin Poirier that left both men bloodied.