Beneil Dariush may have found a new opponent after his UFC 311 distaster. The long-time lightweight contender was supposed to fight Renato Moicano at the Intuit Dome in California on Saturday night – but he was taken off the card after an injury-induced reshuffle.
Grant Dawson made his case to be Beneil Dariush's next opponent at UFC 311. The Top 20 UFC lightweight is now riding a three-fight win streak after dominating a seasoned UFC veteran 10 years his elder in Diego Ferreira.
Beneil Dariush’s last outing was against Arman Tsarukyan at UFC on ESPN: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan. Tsarukyan defeated Beneil Dariush via KO at 1:04 of Round 1. Tsarukyan landed a devastating right ...
Beneil Dariush has broken his silence following losing his UFC 311 fight against Renato Moicano after the Brazilian was upgraded to fight Islam Makhachev.
On the main card of UFC 311, we will see a big time lightweight matchup between two top ten lightweight contenders heading in opposite directions. On one hand you have ninth ranked Beneil Dariush (22-6-1) who is looking to snap his losing streak and on the other hand you have Renato Moicano (20-5-1) who is looking to continue his surge towards title contention.
Arman Tsarukyan's year is not starting off as he planned.
Standing out in the UFC's lightweight division is a tall order. It's the sport's deepest and most star-studded talent pool. Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier, Charles Oliveira and Max Holloway are among the high-profile fighters who have fought in the division and for the title in the last seven years.
Top-10 Lightweights meet on the UFC 311 Main Card. Check the UFC odds series for our Dariush-Moicano prediction and pick.
👏Beneil Dariush announces that the UFC will pay him both his SHOW and WIN money following the UFC 311 main event change: “It’s excellent, I can’t complain. They’re giving me both show and win money…I appreciate Dana, I appreciate the UFC, I appreciate Hunter”
UFC 311 was a wild ride. Islam Makhachev and Jiri Prochazka were among the four main card acts to score stoppages. Even the one fight that went the distance was memorable as Merab Dvalishvili showed inspiring will against Umar Nurmagomedov.
Relive the action as Islam Makhachev retained his lightweight belt against Renato Moicano, who stepped in on one day’s notice after an injury to Arman Tsarukyan