Beneil Dariush thought he was fighting Islam Makhachev at UFC 311 – or at least he hoped so. When Arman Tsarukyan pulled out of Saturday's main event against lightweight champion Makhachev (27-1 ...

Beneil Dariush thought ... most worthy candidates were Dariush (22-6-1 MMA, 16-6 UFC) and Renato Moicano, who were scheduled to face each other on the main card. Dariush revealed that he was prepping ...

Beneil Dariush has an interesting pick for the UFC lightweight who has the best chance of dethroning Islam Makhachev.

Beneil Dariush recently shared ... asking if he could make the 155-pound weight limit. Confident in his ability, Dariush proceeded with the weight cut, only to learn later that Moicano had been ...

Beneil Dariush ... break and then I cut the last pound." RELATED: The UFC's scariest champion just got his next assignment at UFC 313 Dariush successfully hit championship weight on the official ...

I don’t sleep when I’m cutting weight… I see Ali (Abdelaziz) text me saying ‘Hey, do you think you could make 155lbs?’ and I was like ‘Yeah I can’,” Dariush began to explain in an ...

In sharp contrast, Beneil Dariush made a case for why Tsarukyan ... of Tsarukyan's injury and speculated whether a botched weight cut caused his pullout. Regardless, his coach, Marcos 'Parrumpa ...