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.

Renato Moicano believes that his training camp and plan for Beneil Dariush led to his defeat against Islam Makhachev at UFC 311.

UFC had to pay big bucks to Renato Moicano in order for him to step in at a day's notice and fight Islam Makhachev at UFC 311.

Beneil Dariush was left without an opponent, but Dana White promised to ‘take care’ of him. Grant Dawson put on a dominant display as he outpointed Carlos Diego Ferreira at UFC 311. The 23-2-1 lightweight contender picked up unanimous 30-27 scorecards from the cageside judges before using his post-fight mic time to make a call out.

UFC lightweight contender Beneil Dariush has been removed from the UFC 311 fight card due to a last-minute shakeoff. Originally slated to face Renato Moicano, Dariush's bout was canceled when Moicano was promoted to the main event to challenge reigning lightweight champion Islam Makhachev.

When Arman Tsarukyan pulled out of Saturday’s main event against lightweight champion Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC), the UFC needed a replacement opponent. The two 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.

Rafael Fiziev has been medically cleared to return to the cage and he has eyes on one of the more tenured members of the UFC's 155-pound ranks.

Veteran lightweight contender, Beneil Dariush has revealed UFC CEO, Dana White "took care" of him following the cancellation of his return tonight against

Arman Tsarukyan has been forced out of the main event at UFC 311, with Brazil's Renato Moicano stepping in to challenge Islam Makhachev on one day's notice.

UFC 311 went from a highly-anticipated rematch between Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan to Brazilian Renato Moicano stepping in to save the main event.

UFC star Beneil Dariush has revealed that the promotion made up for the fact that he won't be fighting at UFC 311.