PARIS – Benoit Saint-Denis suffered a gruesome toe injury at UFC Fight Night 209 . Saint-Denis (10-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) continued his perfect finishing rate when he scored a bonus-winning TKO win over Gabriel Miranda this past Saturday at Accor Arena, where his big toe was left surrounded by a puddle of blood. Saint-Denis later explained that it was a pre-existing injury, which happened before his first octagon win against Niklas Stolze in June. “I could not lift my toe any more, but I wanted to fight,” Saint-Denis told reporters, including MMA Junkie. “I had a hard preparation, so it was one month before the fight with the German guy (Stolze) in Vegas. We did no surgery.
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Benoit Saint-Denis says toe ‘split in two almost’ during TKO win at UFC Fight Night 209 – MMA Junkie