Beneil Dariush thought he was fighting Islam Makhachev at UFC 311 – or at least he hoped ... So I take a little break and then I cut the last pound. I get on the scale 9 a.m., I start ...

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

Rafael Fiziev (right) has called out Beneil Dariush (left) in the wake of the latter's UFC 311 fight being scrapped last minute [Images courtesy: @rafael_ataman_fiziev and @beneildariush on ...

Dariush had planned his UFC return after a 12-month hiatus ... This morning was crazy. I was cutting weight and I was planning to make 156 and then my coach called me and said, ’Hey, you ...

12-6 UFC) the opportunity instead. "I get down to 156 actually pretty easily," Dariush told Submission Radio. "I get down to 156 three hours before weigh-ins, and then I was like, OK, I've got one ...