UFC 315 in Montreal gets even more exciting with a new lightweight addition.
Sources close to the UFC have confirmed that Benoit Saint Denis will face Joel Alvarez in a lightweight bout at UFC 315 at the Bell Centre. A European sports outlet initially reported the fight.
Saint Denis is looking to return to winning form after two consecutive losses. Prior to these setbacks, he had finished five opponents in a row in the lightweight division, earning him a fight against Dustin Poirier at UFC 299 in March 2024, where he was knocked out. His last fight was headlining UFC Paris in September, where he lost to Renato Moicano.
Alvarez is currently on a three-fight winning streak, and has won seven of his last eight fights. Since his loss to Arman Tsarukyan in February 2022, Alvarez has secured finishes against Marc Diakiese, Elves Brener, and Drakkar Klose at UFC Tampa last December.
UFC 315 is headlined by Belal Muhammad defending his welterweight title against Jack Della Maddalena, and features Valentina Shevchenko defending her flyweight title against Manon Fiorot as the co-main event.
