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 MMA, ...

Beneil Dariush puts out a statement after his opponent Renato Moicano stepped in to fight UFC Champ Islam Makhachev.

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

Dan Hooker appears to have disapproved of Arman Tsarukyan's withdrawal from his UFC lightweight title showdown against Islam Makhachev at UFC 311. In sharp contrast, Beneil Dariush made a case for ...

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 ...

In a business that weighs drawing power against athletic excellence, Arman Tsarukyan's workhorse ... him to fight high-ranked veteran Beneil Dariush. Tsarukyan maximized his overdue opportunity ...

Tsarukyan is a great wrestler, averaging 3.25 takedowns per 15 minutes, but he went 1-for-12 on attempts in the first matchup, and it’s difficult to see him having sustained success here. Even on one ...

Tsarukyan was due to face Makhachev on Saturday ... Moicano, 35, was due to fight Beneil Dariush earlier on the main card, but the Brazilian has been handed the opportunity of a lifetime on ...

LOS ANGELES -- The UFC's first pay-per-view event of 2025 underwent a major change Friday, as lightweight title challenger Arman Tsarukyan ... scheduled to fight Beneil Dariush on the card.

Beneil Dariush (22-6-1) joined the UFC in January ... A December 2023 knockout loss to Arman Tsarukyan put Dariush on the first losing skid of his career. The 35-year-old Dariush looks to get ...

Looking to bounce back from his defeat to Charles Oliveira in November, the former Bellator champion has several names in ...

Saturday’s UFC 311 main event has undergone a drastic change after lightweight title challenger Arman Tsarukyan has been ... to fight Placentia’s Beneil Dariush on the main card.