Beneil Dariush recalls first non-UFC bout in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO — Fighting in Brazil can be a difficult challenge, but Beneil Dariush was already used to it even before signing with the UFC. Set to meet undefeated lightweight Carlos Diego Ferreira at UFC 179 in Rio de Janeiro, Dariush discusses his win over ‘local hero’ Gilberto dos Santos in Goiania in 2012, how he plans to beat Ferreira on Saturday night, training with UFC contenders like Fabricio Werdum and Rafael dos Anjos at Rafael Cordeiro’s gym and much more.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Fighting in Brazil can be a difficult challenge, but Beneil Dariush was already used to it even before signing with the UFC. Set to meet undefeated lightweight Carlos Diego Ferreira at UFC 179 in Rio de Janeiro, Dariush discusses his win over ‘local hero’ Gilberto dos Santos in Goiania in 2012, how he plans to beat Ferreira on Saturday night, training with UFC contenders like Fabricio Werdum and Rafael dos Anjos at Rafael Cordeiro’s gym and much more.