Benoit Saint Denis will return to home soil for his next fight against Mauricio Ruffy at UFC Fight Night 258 in Paris, France on September 6th.

The 29-year-old Saint Denis built up a head of steam early in his UFC run during a five-fight winning streak that saw him finish all of his opponents, including TKO’ing Thiago Moises in the second round and finishing Matt Frevola with a head kick in the first round back in 2023.

However, the BSD hype train then went off the rails after a knockout loss to Dustin Poirier in March of last year, and that was followed by a 2nd round TKO defeat against Renato Moicano in Paris that September.

Saint Denis has since managed to get back in the win column in a less high-profile match-up against Kyle Prepolec at UFC 315 a couple of months ago, claiming a second round submission finish.

Now BSD will face the in-form Brazilian Ruffy, who has won all three of his UFC fights to date since joining from the Contender Series in 2023 and currently holds an overall 12-1 career record.

The 29-year-old Ruffy TKO’d Jamie Mullarkey in his debut in May of last year and then earned a unanimous decision victory over James Llontop, followed by a spinning wheel kick KO of King Green back in March.

Saint Denis vs. Ruffy joins a UFC Fight Night 258 card that is set to be headlined by a middleweight clash with title implications featuring Nassourdine Imavov and Caio Borralho.