What a story from liberating hostages in the sub-saharian desert to fighting for his country and now to bringing insane wars in the UFC. What a sick good guy.
his English is extremely good for a French person I am impressed often they dont know that much or arent as fluent as him also super likeable guy and one of the most exciting fighters rn if Charles doesnt get the belt back Benoit will I hope I reallly think Benoit would beat Poirier and definitely Gamrot and Gamrot is boring hahah@@nyr3485
This guy's rate of progress is incredible. He's getting better every time he fights. All the guys in the top 5 must see him as a real problem. He's an iron bar.
I think he and Alex Volkanovsky excel at MMA at the same exceptional rate. Alex was playing ragby until his early or mid 20s and then he got into mma and ran straight to the top. This guy was in the French Special Operations, until 2019. Granted he had good Judo training, from age 8 to 16, and is a black belt in Judo, which is why it is so difficult to deal with him in the clinch. But his MMA career still is very short, compared to other elite MMA guys. Anyway, if there's one thing an elite Judo is super good at, it's the clinch, even without a gi/shirt to grab hold of! They simply have better sense of balance, of their own and of their opponent, than all others.
@@alltimehustle3307 LOL How Justin deserve a title shot ? He's 2-1 i his last 3 fights...The last time he fougth for the belt he got finished in 3minutes..
Benoît Saint-Denis, Georges Saint-Pierre.. Life often leaves signs... Both of them never trashtalked, both speak french, both know what they're worth, but they're never arrogant, and both are true warriors. These guys don't play a role, they arn't motivated by there ego, they draw there Force from elsewhere. Get ready to see him wear the belt soon : it's already written! ⚔️⚜️🇫🇷☝️
@@darklanouou As a Frenchman, I obviously support Gane too, but I find there's something different about BSD: a real warrior spirit. Gane is an excellent fighter, and probably one of the best heavyweight strikers, he's very friendly and not the type to trashtalk, but I don't find in him the same determination, the same resilience, the same faith and the same serenity before a fight as in Saint-Denis... Benoît looks missioned, this guy has seen death up close, he's lost brothers-in-arms in the field, he's built differently.
Only because he is french people are doubting him, if he was brasilian, russian or american, he would already be considered as the next champ.. Let's go BSD!!
@@tudo.passa.do you know that only Americans tells that about us, each time one of you guys is saying that it makes us think you are dumb ^^ France have always been good in combat sports, judo, Muay Thai, kick-boxing, even swords 😂
"I love to have the taste of blood in my mouth. I want it to be a blood bath" "Who's minde is going to break first" This guy really is the god of wars DAMN.
Outside of Dustin, I don't think there has really been anyone in the last couple years that I really was excited to see fight against Justin and had a feeling they could actually put on a good war worth of Gatehje. But I'm there now with Saint-Denis. Anyone that has trained in striking or MMA can clearly see this guy is q problem in the cage. Landing that head kick on Matt who was running AWAY takes so much skill and instinct, perfect timing and distance management and awareness. I don't know if we'll see the fight against Gaethje any time soon because he still has to climb the ladder but damn I hope it happens before Justin slows down
He fights 3-4 times a year, he's gonna climb that ladder super fast if he keeps delivering performances like this. Hasn't really been challenged in the cage as well yet, all his fights were "easy" fights where he totally dominated his opponent. Not counting his fight with elizeu on purpose, as it wasn't his weight category, short notice and guy was juiced to the gills. Probably gonna end up having a title shot in the next 1-2 years, but i'm obviously biased af.
I honestly see St Denis beating both rn lol I see Benoit beating every LW rn except Charles and Islam but against Islam he is literally the LW that I would give the biggest chance rn lol dudes a beast and only started MMA in 2017 his is getting sooo rapidly fast its crazy only 27 dudes gonna fight for the title soon. I dont want him to fight a top 10 guy, he should fight a top 5 guy fr
@@FinnMMAhe actually started MMA in late 2018, trained 2 weeks and competed in an amateur tournament in Spain in December 2018 (he won). Check the series "God of war" in the channel "GONG Gi or no GI". It's in french but you can see BSD early fights.
This man is a stud! Full package: brain, physicality, mentality, heart, values. A VERY refreshing interview in these weak a.ss woke times. Force et honneur Benoit! His entrance at MSG was legendary!
I just became aware of this guy after seeing him fight for the first time just a few days ago when he had an amazing head kick KO victory, but after listening to him in this interview i am now A fan...
bro you have been missing out watching his fights in Paris this year and last year you could already tell how special this guy is. Beat Ismael Bonfim who is also seen as a big talent in LW, Bonfim went 4,5 rounds with Islam, Benoit finished him easily in round 2. If you want bro rewatch his last fight at UFC Paris they French people love him the crowd went absolutely crazy for him dudes such a beast I honestly see Benoit beating every LW rn except Charles and Islam rn lol. Even against Islam I dont know if I see another LW having a better Charles except Charles in rematch
What a fantastic life he has had so far, hopefully he can go all the way in the ufc, it would be a great story to pass on to his grandchildren. Good luck and I will be watching closer from now on.
Both Justin and Dustin have clear deficiencies, respectively in ground game and takedown defense, that BSD could definitely exploit. He's also proven to be a real danger on the feet, and able to actually tailor his gameplans to his opponent and stick with it. Idk how soon he could get those types of top fights, but that will be something special
Respectfully disagree on that point about Justin. He has a great ground game that he never actually utilizes. The only people he’s lost to on the ground were Khabib & Charles who are better in the ground than just about anyone
@@Grappler10 I don't think that's fair to say tbh. He showed a crazy chin and toughness up a weight class against Elyzeu, and only ever got kinda rocked since once, by a Bonfim overhand behind the ear. As for cardio, yeah of course he sometimes looks tired after his fights. His strategy against guys like Moises was to weaponize his cardio via relentless pressure and pace (who ended up staying on the stool during the whole post-fight), so that's to be expected of anyone.
Listen at 15:00. This is critically important. His mindset is on the level of Tom Aspinall. There is no coincidence that we got to see Diego Lopes, Saint-Denis, and Aspinall, all on the same card together. Don't forget Sergei Pavlovich. These 4 guys are just unreal talented.
First fight of his I watched was the bonfim fight, instantly put me on his radar, been betting on him to win by finish the last 2 fights, when he broke from frevola on the fence and he ran with his hands down, I saw the opening and screamed headkick and 2 seconds later he head kicked him to get the finish, one of my favourite fighters now
At 35:18, did this dude say he wants to see "where his teeth are going to go" in a fight with Justin? That is so savage. He reminds me of Tony Ferguson a few years ago (may he please go rest in MMA retirement, and bask in his legendary career).
I fiest saw this guy fight in Brave promotion, and the star power was evident. I was thrilled when he landed in the UFC. Anyone who hasn't seen his first UFC fight should look it up. I believe Benoit went up to 170 for his UFC debut, maybe shoet notice, and the ref was legend (in the worst way). He wanted this dude to win so bad he let it go way past proper stoppage expiration. Then when the official announcement of the other guys win was made, the ref had visible vitreol, and he jerked the winners hand up, and stormed out of the octogon. I hear that ref was walked off the premisis.
I saw him in 2022 in Paris and his entrance was epic. He has a full support in France and I see that he can go world wide with his style and his English level. Awesome Fighter
Damn BSD been fighting Boko Haram for years.... no wonder a fight with Gaethje seems like "fun" for him!! This man is gonna have such a hard time booking fights in the future, bc "The God of War" is the perfect moniker for him!!
yeah exactly man, its not easy in another language, in French he's a very laidback and funny dude, which is not always the case with ex militarys, but real good dude
Grand respect à Benoît, incroyable exemple pour la jeunesse française et excellent représentant de nos valeurs, et en plus il est pour le Losc et le RC Lens 😂
Il allait pas dire les Crocodiles de Nîmes ahaha. Ouai il a déjà dit qu’en gros il a passé sa fin d’ado/lycée sur Lille et qu’il kiff le Nord. Mais il a eu raison de choisir Biarritz pour sa vie ahaha 😂
I'm french and i know him well and i feel like i gotta bring some more precise informations about his wife being his agent because you guys got lost speaking about epic special forces stuff. What Benoit wanted to say is that he helped his wife a lot with police stuff (like becoming a shooting instructor which is very rare for a woman), and now she helps him too with managing his career to allow him to focus on performing the best. So they naturally help each other and push temselves to the top. Force à toi Benoit on croit tous en toi! Et on le veut ce combat contre Gaethje en main event en France début 2024!
@@judi47 j'ai écrit ça y'a plusieurs jours j'ai pas retenu toute l'inteview, mais si je l'ai écrit c'est parceque j'ai pensé que ça pourrait aidef des gens a comprendre. Vraiment j'ai pas besoin que qqun vienne faire le contrôleur, si tu trouves que ça sert a rien ignore et viens pas faire chier. Je vais pas passer mon temps a débattre dans des commentaires youtube
And don't forget that for his only defeat, he was fighting in short notice, in a division higher than his own, against a guy convicted of doping just afterwards...
@@themerrymushmen6390 I heard that part after I commented, even more impressive. Honestly that fight could have been stopped early, the ref must not like french people. BSD is a tough son of a gun
He is tough AF but dont exagerate it, you just don’t know the french people. There are tons of tough people here and in our history. You just have dumb stereotypes created to bash us down after we said we wouldn’t come to Irak 2003. Know your history blud.
Ive been hearing about this dude even watched highlights but missed his last fight i cant wait to check him out live his next fight seems like a savage
Des fois j'oublie que les américains ont une éducation différente de la notre, quand Ariel demande "Ca veut dire quoi 14 et 18 sur ton protege dents?" ça m'a paru incongru, mais en vrai c'est peut etre normal qu'ils soient moins au taquet sur ces dates
@benjaminbillot7573 Ouais voila c'est ce que je voulais dire par là, c'est presque un conflit pas si important pour eux, là où par exemple la guerre de Secession par exemple sera un bien plus gros chapitre de leur histoire
@@user-ff5yt5dy2h En dehors de la simple notion de 14-18 c'est surtout pourquoi il évoque cette guerre. Pourquoi BSD parle de 14-18 ? C'est surtout ça qu'ils n'ont pas compris. Chez nous le 11 novembre c'est une fête nationale pour célébrer l'armistice. Déjà que certains français serait incapable d'associer la fin de la guerre à la bonne date alors imagine pour un Américain qui au niveau de histoire géo à généralement une beaucoup moins bonne éducation que nous. Quand tu ajoutes la notion de veterans day + le fait que cette guerre les à bcp moins marqué que nous bah tu les perds complétements
@@skyrun29PvP non tu te trompes, justement le veteran's day est là pour commémorer la même chose que nous donc tout le monde avait bien compris que le combat BSD vs Frevola le 11/11 avait une atmosphere particuliere donc aucun probleme a evoquer ça maintenant, c'est bien la signification de "14-18" qui avait échapé a Ariel
Excellent interview, very good questions. don"t understand the bad talking and bashing about this journalist. I find him very articulate and he seem to have quite good notion of french too or at least a very good way to pronounce it! Well done Ariel from France!
Amazing stuff... great to watch BSD on Ariel Helwani' show... welcome to the show BSD ! what a great new step for him and for France. He so much deserves it ("who dares, wins" 1 RPIMA moto (1St Regiment of Marines Infantery parachutists) ! A father from the foreign legin, 5 years in the special forces at the age of 18 years only. Imagine the selection at only 18 : selections : day 1 : lot of physical tests with right away elimination incl. a timed test run of 8km with a bag of 11kg + military boots (2kg) + assault riffle (4.2kg), day 2 : again but a run of 30 km with the same equipment in less than 4 hours... + weeks without sleeping in cold and humidity... Its builds a man with a special mindset. Will be tough to be stopped because of his mindset intensity and the pressure. This guy is always on your face, not giving you time to escape... Not sure many fighter will accept ? who's next ?
Ariel Helwani really class act, makes the effort to speak french, very good language, and knowledge of humans and the sports in general, Helwani is a real professionnal and pasionate dude
@@allistaircampbell9282 of course you're right, the modern French don't even know it's 😂😂😂 when I was in the army we used to sing "a ouiiii j'ai le coeur a mon aise quand j'ai ma mie auprès de moi" (I'm at ease when my wife's there) it's really not war songs anymore ... except for the Foreign Legion's "Contre les Viets, contre l'ennemi" , which I wouldn't translate.
Nah yall New casuals doubt Gaethje lol, hes been fighting in the top since his debut in 2017, he beat Fiziev who everyone said would ko Gaethje, and the Kod Poirier cold, Gaethje is fighting either for the belt next or a guy above him, not these new bums Who think they re somebody😂
Great fighter and great guy too! Hope he gets a good fight soon 🤞🏼 Gaethje would be an awesome fight but anyone in the that top 10 would be a fun matchup!
Let’s go Ariel. The best in studio interviews. Say what you want, Ariel is the the top dog when it comes to the personalities of this sport. And this dude….sheesh. Killer.
MMA maybe officially a thing in France since few years but to add up on what Benoit says, we already had great fighters in the past: Jérome Le Baner (mostly a kickboxer but had a couple of MMA fights, especially vs Bob Sapp), Check Kongo, Ciryl Diabaté, Tom Dusquenois.... We're waiting since around 20 years. That's why we are happy now. BTW French people never surrendered during WW2. Only the government. Ever heard about French Free Fighters?
Man, this guy does a great interview. A multifaceted fighting machine. Very dangerous, an assassin in and out of the cage. Lets see what happens when he gets a top 10.
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What a story from liberating hostages in the sub-saharian desert to fighting for his country and now to bringing insane wars in the UFC. What a sick good guy.
We are proud of him.
He truly is a good guy. Caring human values all along the way. Cheers!
his English is extremely good for a French person I am impressed often they dont know that much or arent as fluent as him also super likeable guy and one of the most exciting fighters rn if Charles doesnt get the belt back Benoit will I hope I reallly think Benoit would beat Poirier and definitely Gamrot and Gamrot is boring hahah@@nyr3485
He has for sure an amazing mental !
Can't wait to see him at the highest level against great champs !
I don't wanna be that guy, but there's a chance BSD has committed war crimes
I don't why the UFC spends so much time pushing bums like paddy, when guys like benoit exist.
I know right.... this guy is a damn BEAST. He would wreck paddy lol
I can’t believe paddy is older than him
Please don't disrespect Paddy The Sausage Pimplet...
@@armandotext 🤣😂🤣😂😂🤣😅🤣🤣🤣🤣😂🤣😂🤣!!!!! So funny
Just because of selling fights, paddy’s a loud mouth and gets (some) cheers, unfortunately
The most exciting fighter I've seen this year in the cage. The man has an exceptional story. I'm a fan.
And you don't have all the videos that we have in France about him, tcheck "gong gi God of war" If you have a VPN, it's a lot of videos about Benoît 😉
This guy's rate of progress is incredible. He's getting better every time he fights. All the guys in the top 5 must see him as a real problem. He's an iron bar.
let him fight justin. and whoever wins get title shot. i dont care.
But Justin already deserves the title shot
Right. Anyway just let this man fight against top 7 or 5and lets see how he fairs. As if ufc is not doing shortcuts with some fighters already lol
I think he and Alex Volkanovsky excel at MMA at the same exceptional rate. Alex was playing ragby until his early or mid 20s and then he got into mma and ran straight to the top. This guy was in the French Special Operations, until 2019. Granted he had good Judo training, from age 8 to 16, and is a black belt in Judo, which is why it is so difficult to deal with him in the clinch. But his MMA career still is very short, compared to other elite MMA guys. Anyway, if there's one thing an elite Judo is super good at, it's the clinch, even without a gi/shirt to grab hold of! They simply have better sense of balance, of their own and of their opponent, than all others.
@@alltimehustle3307 LOL How Justin deserve a title shot ? He's 2-1 i his last 3 fights...The last time he fougth for the belt he got finished in 3minutes..
Tellement fière de toi Benoit ! T’es une fierté nationale ! Tu va aller la chercher cette ceinture ! La France est derrière toi ! 🇫🇷
Y’a le Québec aussi derrière lui 🙃👍
On est ensemble
He definitely won’t get the belt but he is good
@@robbiejohnston2023thank you Dana
@@superfastjellyfish78 your comment makes no sense. But tell me, you seriously think he can beat Islam?
Benoît Saint-Denis, Georges Saint-Pierre.. Life often leaves signs... Both of them never trashtalked, both speak french, both know what they're worth, but they're never arrogant, and both are true warriors. These guys don't play a role, they arn't motivated by there ego, they draw there Force from elsewhere. Get ready to see him wear the belt soon : it's already written! ⚔️⚜️🇫🇷☝️
You can put Gane in the list
@@darklanouou As a Frenchman, I obviously support Gane too, but I find there's something different about BSD: a real warrior spirit. Gane is an excellent fighter, and probably one of the best heavyweight strikers, he's very friendly and not the type to trashtalk, but I don't find in him the same determination, the same resilience, the same faith and the same serenity before a fight as in Saint-Denis... Benoît looks missioned, this guy has seen death up close, he's lost brothers-in-arms in the field, he's built differently.
toujours a parlé de ceinture si il se fait éteindre au prochain combat tu diras quoi bouffon tu va lui porté la poisse@@yanflt7198
@@yanflt7198 Gane has the same calmness of spirit, but agreed on the call to Violence
Cyril Gane is the best french fighter
Only because he is french people are doubting him, if he was brasilian, russian or american, he would already be considered as the next champ.. Let's go BSD!!
That's probably because the French are known for giving up since WW2. Look at Jones vs Gane fight.
I hope Benoit gets the belt though.
@@tudo.passa.*Laughs in Napoleon.
@@tudo.passa. Gane and BSD are two really different type of fighters, I doubt BSD would ever tap
@@tudo.passa.do you know that only Americans tells that about us, each time one of you guys is saying that it makes us think you are dumb ^^ France have always been good in combat sports, judo, Muay Thai, kick-boxing, even swords 😂
Tu peux arrêter de pleurer sur les sites internationaux ? Tu nous affiches là...
Heureusement qu’il y a encore des français fiers, forts et brillants comme BSD. Une fierté nationale et un exemple à suivre!! Merci Benoit
Son exemple et ses valeurs vont inspirer beaucoup de gens je l'espère.
Respect how French fans support French fighters
"I love to have the taste of blood in my mouth. I want it to be a blood bath"
"Who's minde is going to break first"
This guy really is the god of wars DAMN.
@@baptistebrigand5882 Tu copies colles partout ! C'est pas trop difficile d'avoir 2 petits poids dans le crâne ?😂
@@lipomuzik ..
@@baptistebrigand5882.
God of War is such a fire name
@@FinnMMA yup and it fit the man well
Sounds like a good man, I hope he does well.
With BSD, you know in advance that the fight won't be boring.
Il veut un bain de sang contre Justin Gaethje, Benoit Saint-Denis est vraiment terrifiant
LA BAGARE😈
quest ce tu fous la le fritix!
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merci benoit je suis le mma depuis plus de 15ans et je n'ai jamais vecu autant d'émotion que lors de tes combats ,tu nous rend fier
pareil c est notre Zizou du MMA enfin
tg avec tes comparaisons bidon @@nonoremois
@@baptistebrigand5882 tes un bon frustré de la vie toi l enfant derrière sont écran va rager avec ta mère qu' elle t éduque un peut
pourquoi tu parles mal ? fais preuve de respect un peu@@baptistebrigand5882
one of the best interviews with BSD. He opens up more than he does on the French shows. ty for that.
Can't wait to see BSD against the top 5.
Outside of Dustin, I don't think there has really been anyone in the last couple years that I really was excited to see fight against Justin and had a feeling they could actually put on a good war worth of Gatehje. But I'm there now with Saint-Denis. Anyone that has trained in striking or MMA can clearly see this guy is q problem in the cage. Landing that head kick on Matt who was running AWAY takes so much skill and instinct, perfect timing and distance management and awareness. I don't know if we'll see the fight against Gaethje any time soon because he still has to climb the ladder but damn I hope it happens before Justin slows down
He fights 3-4 times a year, he's gonna climb that ladder super fast if he keeps delivering performances like this.
Hasn't really been challenged in the cage as well yet, all his fights were "easy" fights where he totally dominated his opponent.
Not counting his fight with elizeu on purpose, as it wasn't his weight category, short notice and guy was juiced to the gills.
Probably gonna end up having a title shot in the next 1-2 years, but i'm obviously biased af.
I honestly see St Denis beating both rn lol I see Benoit beating every LW rn except Charles and Islam but against Islam he is literally the LW that I would give the biggest chance rn lol dudes a beast and only started MMA in 2017 his is getting sooo rapidly fast its crazy only 27 dudes gonna fight for the title soon. I dont want him to fight a top 10 guy, he should fight a top 5 guy fr
Fiziev?
@@FinnMMAhe actually started MMA in late 2018, trained 2 weeks and competed in an amateur tournament in Spain in December 2018 (he won). Check the series "God of war" in the channel "GONG Gi or no GI". It's in french but you can see BSD early fights.
@@FinnMMAgamrot would be perfect
This man is a stud! Full package: brain, physicality, mentality, heart, values. A VERY refreshing interview in these weak a.ss woke times. Force et honneur Benoit! His entrance at MSG was legendary!
I just became aware of this guy after seeing him fight for the first time just a few days ago when he had an amazing head kick KO victory, but after listening to him in this interview i am now A fan...
Go watch his fights on YT, you won't regret it 😉
bro you have been missing out watching his fights in Paris this year and last year you could already tell how special this guy is. Beat Ismael Bonfim who is also seen as a big talent in LW, Bonfim went 4,5 rounds with Islam, Benoit finished him easily in round 2. If you want bro rewatch his last fight at UFC Paris they French people love him the crowd went absolutely crazy for him dudes such a beast I honestly see Benoit beating every LW rn except Charles and Islam rn lol. Even against Islam I dont know if I see another LW having a better Charles except Charles in rematch
@@FinnMMAbomfim win was in 1st round bro
@JensJenssenCS I think you're mixing up Bonfim and Thiago Moises.
Moises is the guy who went 4 rounds with Islam
lol@@FinnMMA
What a fantastic life he has had so far, hopefully he can go all the way in the ufc, it would be a great story to pass on to his grandchildren. Good luck and I will be watching closer from now on.
"it has to be really bad for them to call me back" sounds like the start of a Rambo movie
Both Justin and Dustin have clear deficiencies, respectively in ground game and takedown defense, that BSD could definitely exploit. He's also proven to be a real danger on the feet, and able to actually tailor his gameplans to his opponent and stick with it.
Idk how soon he could get those types of top fights, but that will be something special
Respectfully disagree on that point about Justin. He has a great ground game that he never actually utilizes. The only people he’s lost to on the ground were Khabib & Charles who are better in the ground than just about anyone
@@Grappler10 I don't think that's fair to say tbh. He showed a crazy chin and toughness up a weight class against Elyzeu, and only ever got kinda rocked since once, by a Bonfim overhand behind the ear.
As for cardio, yeah of course he sometimes looks tired after his fights. His strategy against guys like Moises was to weaponize his cardio via relentless pressure and pace (who ended up staying on the stool during the whole post-fight), so that's to be expected of anyone.
Gaethje has awesome td defense bro what? Dudes a D1 AA for christ sake
@@Th3Chuzzl3r I said his ground game can be weak, not his takedown defense
@@UVB-76_Enjoyer The way I read it was that you said JG and DP lack both. I think DP lacks td defense as well but his ground game is pretty solid.
Listen at 15:00. This is critically important. His mindset is on the level of Tom Aspinall. There is no coincidence that we got to see Diego Lopes, Saint-Denis, and Aspinall, all on the same card together. Don't forget Sergei Pavlovich. These 4 guys are just unreal talented.
Been a fan of benoit for a while. Amazing to see the surge he’s making right now
Top 10 inbound 🇫🇷🔥
First fight of his I watched was the bonfim fight, instantly put me on his radar, been betting on him to win by finish the last 2 fights, when he broke from frevola on the fence and he ran with his hands down, I saw the opening and screamed headkick and 2 seconds later he head kicked him to get the finish, one of my favourite fighters now
Agree,Saint Denis is giving everyone free money with his fight right now
true and only started MMA in 2017 which is scary af he will get soo much better@@blaking90
Well seen
Get this man a top 10 opponent immediately!
he wants to rest now
Gamrot would be an insane fight
dos santos beat him though
@@trollala_555 in welterweight on short notice for the 1st fight of his career, juiced Dos Santos, not too bad huh
@@maxb1043by decision without any KD*
bro left the forces to conquer the most skilled division in the world
What an inspirational journey from Benoit, we are all behind him from France !
Very wholesome guy. Absolute beast in the octagon, think he will be around the title mix very soon!
One thing is for sure is this guy will never quit or tap during a fight. You’ll have to knock him out cold or put him to sleep. Truth
At 35:18, did this dude say he wants to see "where his teeth are going to go" in a fight with Justin? That is so savage. He reminds me of Tony Ferguson a few years ago (may he please go rest in MMA retirement, and bask in his legendary career).
A little bit more modest though..... 😂😂
I fiest saw this guy fight in Brave promotion, and the star power was evident. I was thrilled when he landed in the UFC. Anyone who hasn't seen his first UFC fight should look it up. I believe Benoit went up to 170 for his UFC debut, maybe shoet notice, and the ref was legend (in the worst way). He wanted this dude to win so bad he let it go way past proper stoppage expiration. Then when the official announcement of the other guys win was made, the ref had visible vitreol, and he jerked the winners hand up, and stormed out of the octogon. I hear that ref was walked off the premisis.
It was not to improve when he learned some time later that the opponent was doped
I saw him in 2022 in Paris and his entrance was epic. He has a full support in France and I see that he can go world wide with his style and his English level. Awesome Fighter
What an impressive guy St-Denis is, I saw him at UFC Paris and thought he was great and after watching this the man has a new fan in me for sure.
didn't know his father was a FFL, like his background wasn't scary enough 😂😂
😅👍
Une fierté nationale 🇫🇷🇫🇷
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🇫🇷💯
grave
⚔️⚜️🇫🇷⚜️⚔️
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Proud of our french warrior 🤜 thanks for the great interview
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Ariel's french was surprisigly good !
Oui
C'est pas faux 😄
Canadian. You never know if they speak english ? French ? Or the both 😂
Damn BSD been fighting Boko Haram for years.... no wonder a fight with Gaethje seems like "fun" for him!! This man is gonna have such a hard time booking fights in the future, bc "The God of War" is the perfect moniker for him!!
Love Ariel when he speaks French
That's the real speciale forces mentality!! He wants in a fight what they all trie to avoid. 👊
This guy is my new favourite fighter
Him vs Gaethje would be crazy, but considering his rank, Benoit v Dan Hooker makes sense and would also be a bloodbath
Great guy, props to his skills and his service in Special Operations!
You can tell he only started to loosen up halfway through. He sounds like a cool guy when he’s comfortable
yeah exactly man, its not easy in another language, in French he's a very laidback and funny dude,
which is not always the case with ex militarys, but real good dude
What a nice guy, huge respect from Georgia
Grand respect à Benoît, incroyable exemple pour la jeunesse française et excellent représentant de nos valeurs, et en plus il est pour le Losc et le RC Lens 😂
Il allait pas dire les Crocodiles de Nîmes ahaha. Ouai il a déjà dit qu’en gros il a passé sa fin d’ado/lycée sur Lille et qu’il kiff le Nord. Mais il a eu raison de choisir Biarritz pour sa vie ahaha 😂
C’est pas un alsacien ? Il parle anglais comme un allemand 💀
@lennylennington il a passé une bonne partie de sa jeunesse en Allemagne, donc ça explique peut-être sa façon de parler anglais
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@@baptistebrigand5882 C'est très clair, merci d'avoir exprimé ton opinion
What a man ! It’s the future of LW
Im surprised at how interesting this interview was.
I'm french and i know him well and i feel like i gotta bring some more precise informations about his wife being his agent because you guys got lost speaking about epic special forces stuff.
What Benoit wanted to say is that he helped his wife a lot with police stuff (like becoming a shooting instructor which is very rare for a woman), and now she helps him too with managing his career to allow him to focus on performing the best. So they naturally help each other and push temselves to the top.
Force à toi Benoit on croit tous en toi! Et on le veut ce combat contre Gaethje en main event en France début 2024!
il y aura pas se combat
pourquoi tu répètes ce qu'il a dit ?
@@judi47 il a pas tout dit justement car Ariel l'a interrompu, si t''estimes que mon commentaire est inutile tu peux juste l'ignorer
@@asiimov3769 qu'est-ce qu'il n'a pas dit que tu as dis?
@@judi47 j'ai écrit ça y'a plusieurs jours j'ai pas retenu toute l'inteview, mais si je l'ai écrit c'est parceque j'ai pensé que ça pourrait aidef des gens a comprendre. Vraiment j'ai pas besoin que qqun vienne faire le contrôleur, si tu trouves que ça sert a rien ignore et viens pas faire chier. Je vais pas passer mon temps a débattre dans des commentaires youtube
Easily the toughest Frenchman of all time. To take the beating he did in one of his early UFC fights and came back to be a beast, he's special.
And don't forget that for his only defeat, he was fighting in short notice, in a division higher than his own, against a guy convicted of doping just afterwards...
@@themerrymushmen6390 I heard that part after I commented, even more impressive. Honestly that fight could have been stopped early, the ref must not like french people. BSD is a tough son of a gun
Clearly not.
He is tough AF but dont exagerate it, you just don’t know the french people. There are tons of tough people here and in our history. You just have dumb stereotypes created to bash us down after we said we wouldn’t come to Irak 2003. Know your history blud.
@@adrienb2762youre talking about Frankistan? 😂
Turned me into a fan. Top man Benoit
This guy is the french version of Guile in Street Fighter. He can unleach a Sonic boom at any moment 🤣
"they all have black belts in judo, but they are no fighters" that must be the most badass comment ever, what is the standard to be a fighter??
« Il y a pas un mec dans la division qui peut tenir 3 x 5 mn avec moi « !!!!! Let’s go Benoit your the best 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
Hello, thank for this vid 🤩
BSD is just amazing! A good person and a marvelous fighter🥊💪
Greets from France🇨🇵
Ive been hearing about this dude even watched highlights but missed his last fight i cant wait to check him out live his next fight seems like a savage
All I can remember is GSP when he said, you dont bring your wife and kids to battle
This guy is a beast and a real probleme for his category
i appreciate his tenacity
Montjoie! Saint-Denis!
Ah ah !
What a great guy. Amazing interview Ariel
Very very nice interview, thx a lot. I m french and i could say, Benoit is incredible, he is the best, we are so proud of him. Merci Benoit
Des fois j'oublie que les américains ont une éducation différente de la notre, quand Ariel demande "Ca veut dire quoi 14 et 18 sur ton protege dents?" ça m'a paru incongru, mais en vrai c'est peut etre normal qu'ils soient moins au taquet sur ces dates
@benjaminbillot7573 Ouais voila c'est ce que je voulais dire par là, c'est presque un conflit pas si important pour eux, là où par exemple la guerre de Secession par exemple sera un bien plus gros chapitre de leur histoire
...@benjaminbillot7573
@@user-ff5yt5dy2h En dehors de la simple notion de 14-18 c'est surtout pourquoi il évoque cette guerre. Pourquoi BSD parle de 14-18 ? C'est surtout ça qu'ils n'ont pas compris. Chez nous le 11 novembre c'est une fête nationale pour célébrer l'armistice. Déjà que certains français serait incapable d'associer la fin de la guerre à la bonne date alors imagine pour un Américain qui au niveau de histoire géo à généralement une beaucoup moins bonne éducation que nous. Quand tu ajoutes la notion de veterans day + le fait que cette guerre les à bcp moins marqué que nous bah tu les perds complétements
@@skyrun29PvP non tu te trompes, justement le veteran's day est là pour commémorer la même chose que nous donc tout le monde avait bien compris que le combat BSD vs Frevola le 11/11 avait une atmosphere particuliere donc aucun probleme a evoquer ça maintenant, c'est bien la signification de "14-18" qui avait échapé a Ariel
@@user-ff5yt5dy2hbah oui...ariel le colonisé canadien n'a pas les références 14/18....génération de cassos
Great interview, great man, so proud. 🇫🇷
We're so proud of you Benoît ! 🇨🇵🇨🇵 You're a killer bro' !
Tellement
fier de voir que t'es arrivé la ! Et ce nest que le debut 🇨🇵🇨🇵
This dude will take ur soul, before you even know it’s gone.
Excellent interview, very good questions. don"t understand the bad talking and bashing about this journalist. I find him very articulate and he seem to have quite good notion of french too or at least a very good way to pronounce it! Well done Ariel from France!
Yeah, really !
Amazing stuff... great to watch BSD on Ariel Helwani' show... welcome to the show BSD ! what a great new step for him and for France. He so much deserves it ("who dares, wins" 1 RPIMA moto (1St Regiment of Marines Infantery parachutists) ! A father from the foreign legin, 5 years in the special forces at the age of 18 years only. Imagine the selection at only 18 : selections : day 1 : lot of physical tests with right away elimination incl. a timed test run of 8km with a bag of 11kg + military boots (2kg) + assault riffle (4.2kg), day 2 : again but a run of 30 km with the same equipment in less than 4 hours... + weeks without sleeping in cold and humidity... Its builds a man with a special mindset. Will be tough to be stopped because of his mindset intensity and the pressure. This guy is always on your face, not giving you time to escape... Not sure many fighter will accept ? who's next ?
Quel plaisir d’entendre BSD chez Ariel
Vous faites aussi du très bon boulot en France ! No sens un média mma de qualité 😉
Tu nous rends fiers Benoit !!
tg
Quel parcours ! Un exemple BSD
2 years ago he didn’t speak a good English, this guy is progressing in everything so quick
After the eye of the tiger, THE EYE OF SAINT DENIS !!!
Ariel Helwani really class act, makes the effort to speak french, very good language, and knowledge of humans and the sports in general,
Helwani is a real professionnal and pasionate dude
Il a fait une phrase en français ce colonisé canadien
@@francoisjean1178 ah je viens voir qu'il est quebecois je savais pas.
Bah ce colonisé non lui il est quebecois lui......
Can't believe he's only 28 years old... I'm older than him, but if i compare myself to this guy I feel like a little kid
"Montjoie, Saint Denis" was the war call of the french army in the middle age.😁😁
nonsense, thats from a movie. "Les visiteurs". Not all french soldiers yelled that
@@Godechaud Not ALL french. But it was a rather popular War call under the capétiens. 😉. It's not only in the movie.Go check it out.
@@allistaircampbell9282 of course you're right, the modern French don't even know it's 😂😂😂
when I was in the army we used to sing "a ouiiii j'ai le coeur a mon aise quand j'ai ma mie auprès de moi" (I'm at ease when my wife's there) it's really not war songs anymore ...
except for the Foreign Legion's "Contre les Viets, contre l'ennemi" , which I wouldn't translate.
BSD vs Gaethje for the BMF!! I got Gaethje but it would be hella fun!
People always doubting Benoit
Nah yall New casuals doubt Gaethje lol, hes been fighting in the top since his debut in 2017, he beat Fiziev who everyone said would ko Gaethje, and the Kod Poirier cold, Gaethje is fighting either for the belt next or a guy above him, not these new bums Who think they re somebody😂
@@tdsetffr7350nah you’re doubting gaethje, benoit is legit asf but not near gaethjes level yet
@@asdf978k9fiziev won that fight.
@@demorviehe got destroyed you got brain damage.
Mma has been legal 2 year ago in France. We have plenty of guys super talentend like Benoit. Wait and see 🙃🇫🇷
ont s'en out
@@baptistebrigand5882tu pete les couill à tout le monde toi t'as passé une mauvaise journée ou quoi c'est quoi ce comportement de racaille la
Do you have real French fighters or imigranats French fighters?
Both. They are still French tho loool@@karlokunce3148
Great fighter and great guy too! Hope he gets a good fight soon 🤞🏼 Gaethje would be an awesome fight but anyone in the that top 10 would be a fun matchup!
Let’s go Ariel. The best in studio interviews. Say what you want, Ariel is the the top dog when it comes to the personalities of this sport. And this dude….sheesh. Killer.
If you ever get bored watching BSD fighting then MMA is not for you
MMA maybe officially a thing in France since few years but to add up on what Benoit says, we already had great fighters in the past:
Jérome Le Baner (mostly a kickboxer but had a couple of MMA fights, especially vs Bob Sapp), Check Kongo, Ciryl Diabaté, Tom Dusquenois....
We're waiting since around 20 years. That's why we are happy now.
BTW French people never surrendered during WW2. Only the government. Ever heard about French Free Fighters?
That’s an impressive human!
Goated guest
Tu nous rends tellement fier Benoît ! God of war 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷
What a great guy, I'm a fan
Super interview, fier de notre BSD national !!
UN VRAI GUERRIER FORCE DE BELGIQUE
I love the Slip of the tongue at 4:12
After the war haha
Benoît t'es un bon. Que Dieu te garde
Great interview sir thank you
this guy will be champion soon !!!
Man, this guy does a great interview. A multifaceted fighting machine. Very dangerous, an assassin in and out of the cage. Lets see what happens when he gets a top 10.
Now that’s a scrap 🔥🔥
I hope he becomes champion. He seems humble and has good character
Just another day in the office. No biggie. Benoit will be in the mix at the top very soon.
You'r french is perfect, love to our champ on your show !
Benoît is the true definition of a warrior!
By the way Ariel your French is really good, plus you know a lot of cultural references 😄👍🏻
The man is meak and humble, but he is not kidding... GO BENOIT
Never heard of this guy but he’s on a 5 fight winning streak and finished them all!
It’s show that you not a real fan of this sport
...@@flaco75t86
you have been missing out hard lol such a savage every fight is so entertaining
@@FinnMMA yeah exactly! Would love to see him fight Arman next!