[autotag]Matt Frevola[/autotag] and [autotag]Benoit Saint-Denis[/autotag] will attempt to add another win – and another finish – to their current streaks when they meet at UFC 295 in a fight with fireworks written all over it.
Frevola (11-3-1 MMA, 5-3-1 UFC) and Saint-Denis (12-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) will fight on the promotion’s 30th anniversary event, which takes place Nov. 11 at Madison Square Garden in New York. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims expected on ESPN and ESPN+.
The matchup was first announced by Frevola on his “Two to Tango” podcast, and MMA Junkie subsequently verified the news with two people close to the situation, who requested anonymity because the UFC has yet to make an official announcement.
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Frevola, 33, has won his past three fights by first-round knockout. “The Steamrolla” had a rocky 2-3-1 start to his octagon tenure, but has sine found his stride, with his most recent win against Drew Dober being the high point of his career to date.
He’ll need to keep that form going in order to get past Saint-Denis, who after dropping his UFC debut in October 2021, has been on fire. The Frenchman has finished his past four opponents – two by submission and two by knockout – with his second-round TKO of Thiago Moises in their Fight of the Night earlier this month in Paris being a breakthrough moment.
The latest UFC 295 lineup now includes:
- Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic – for heavyweight title
- Jiri Prochazka vs. Alex Pereira – for vacant light heavyweight title
- Jessica Andrade vs. Mackenzie Dern
- Kevin Borjas vs. Joshua Van
- Stephen Erceg vs. Matt Schnell
- Jared Gordon vs. Mark Madsen
- Diego Lopes vs. Pat Sabatini
- Nurullo Aliev vs. Mateusz Rebecki
- Dennis Buzukja vs. Jamall Emmers
- Matt Frevola vs. Benoit Saint-Denis
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 295.