Veteran light-weight contender, Beneil Dariush has revealed UFC CEO, Dana White “took care” of him following the cancellation of his return tonight in opposition to Renato Moicano, with the veteran Kings MMA staple receiving his present and win struggle pursue regardless of not competing.
Dariush, who retains the quantity 9 rank on the light-weight restrict, was slated to make his return tonight on the primary card of UFC 311 in a showdown with surging Brazilian contender, Moicano.
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Nevertheless, with the exit of occasion headliner, Arman Tsarukyan from a title rematch with Islam Makhachev amid a again harm suffered while chopping weight — Dariush has been left with out an opponent for the cardboard in his hometown, with Moicano as an alternative preventing Makhachev for the title on only a day’s discover.
Beneil Dariush reveals Dana White “took care” of him after UFC 311 exit
And reflecting on his withdrawal from the occasion in Los Angeles, Dariush revealed UFC boss, White “took care” of him nonetheless, confirming he obtained each his present and win cash from the promotional brass.
“I make weight and then hear more stuff that he’s not gonna make it and part of me is like, ‘Man, I think I’m gonna fight for the title’ so I come back to my room and work on rehydrating,” Beneil Dariush instructed The Schmo throughout an interview in a single day. “Ali (Abdelaziz) comes in and is like, ‘Hey listen, man, they’re giving it to Renato.’”
“It’s excellent, I can’t complain, they’re giving me show and win money so you know, a lot of people are like, ‘I hope they take care of you’, they are I appreciate Dana and the UFC,” Beneil Dariush continued.
Revealing plans to return to motion in April of this 12 months at UFC 314, Dariush welcomed the possibility to share the Octagon with veteran fellow contenders, Dustin Poirier or Michael Chandler in a conflict in Miami.
“I would like to ideally, if I’m super quick it would be March… I think ideally I would fight in April, someone ranked ahead of me,” Beneil Dariush defined. “When I look at the rankings it goes Dustin Poirier, Max Holloway, and Michael Chandler.”
