UFC lightweight Dustin Poirier reported that his fight with Benoit Saint Denis, which was supposed to take place on March 9 in Miami as part of UFC 299, has been cancelled.
“My fight has been cancelled, but I’m still working,” the fighter wrote on his social networks.
Notably, St. Denis says he will compete at UFC 299.
“Guys, stay calm. I'm counting down the days until UFC 299."
After this, the famous journalist and insider Brett Okamoto said that the parties were unable to reach an agreement.
“Dustin Poirier explained his announcement of canceling the fight with Saint Denis at UFC 299 in a text message: “No agreement was made prior to the announcement of the fight and we were unable to reach an agreement.”