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Poirier vs Saint-Denis to Fight at UFC 299; Oliveira vs. Tsarukyan Set for UFC 300

UFC president Dana White surprised fans with a couple of fight announcements on Sunday night.

White revealed in a social media video that Dustin Poirier will be making his return to the Octagon at UFC 299 in a five-round co-main event fight against Benoit Saint-Denis. Also, former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira will face Arman Tsarukyan in a No. 1 contender's fight at UFC 300.

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IM BAAAAAAACK!!!<br><br>Two more fight announcements ud83dudc4aud83cudffbud83dudc4aud83cudffb<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UFC299?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UFC299</a> 5-round co-main, Poirier vs Saint-Denis<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UFC300?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UFC300</a> Number one contender fight, Oliveira vs Tsarukyan <a href="https://t.co/aSPZtGEnAT">pic.twitter.com/aSPZtGEnAT</a>

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