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Beneil Dariush Blasts UFC Matchmakers After Beating Diego Ferreira

Beneil DariushBeneil Dariush stretched his winning run to six last night. The UFC lightweight contender edged past Diego Ferreira in a highly entertaining fight which earned both men an extra $50,000. In his post-fight speech, Darisuh made a point of criticizing the UFC matchmakers who he believes treated him and his opponent unfairly by putting them […]

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Beneil Dariush stretched his winning run to six last night. The UFC lightweight contender edged past Diego Ferreira in a highly entertaining fight which earned both men an extra $50,000.

In his post-fight speech, Darisuh made a point of criticizing the UFC matchmakers who he believes treated him and his opponent unfairly by putting them together once again. Dariush already holds a unanimous decision win over Ferreira from 2014.

“I’ve got to say something, this is really bothering me,” Dariush said to Daniel Cormier. “Diego should have fought a top five guy. I should have fought a top five guy. We have tough win streaks. We fought everybody. We never say no to anybody.

“But instead of giving us a top five guy, Diego I still think he deserves a top 10 guy. I’d feel a little disrespected if I was Diego. I know I feel a little disrespected.”

Dariush went on to talk about the fight itself, which while comeptive was clearly a win for the Iranian-American. However, the judges saw it differently with one even scoring the fight in favour of Ferreira. Luckily that card didn’t matter as the two other judges scored the fight 29-28 to Dariush who got a very deserved win.

“I was a little surprised it was a split decision,” Dariush said. “He was the toughest guy I fought so far. I hurt him in the first round and I was trying to suffocate him in the second round. He did not care. He just kept attacking.” (Transcribed by MMA Fighting)

Dariush will likely crack the lightweight top 10 this coming week. It appears huge fights lay ahead for the UFC fan favourite, as only big names are now ahead of him in MMA’s most stacked and lucrative division.

Who do you think Beneil Dariush should fight next?

Diego Ferreira vs. Beneil Dariush Set For Feb. 6 Event

A scrap between two ranked lightweights is going down on Super Bowl weekend when Diego Ferreira collides with Beneil Dariush. As reported Sunday by ESPN, Diego Ferreira and Beneil Dariush will kick off their 2021 by revisiting a scrap from six years ag…

A scrap between two ranked lightweights is going down on Super Bowl weekend when Diego Ferreira collides with Beneil Dariush. As reported Sunday by ESPN, Diego Ferreira and Beneil Dariush will kick off their 2021 by revisiting a scrap from six years ago that saw Dariush have his hand raised. Dariush will be looking for […]

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Report: Carlos Diego Ferreira vs. Beneil Dariush Agreed For UFC’s February 6 Event

Ferreira DariushAn exciting lightweight rematch between Carlos Diego Ferreira and Beneil Dariush is set to take place early next year. That’s according to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto who reported Sunday that the pair have verbally agreed to to fight on the UFC’s upcoming February 6 card. “Per sources, Diego Ferreira (@DiegoUFCTX) and Beneil Dariush (@beneildariush) have agreed […]

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An exciting lightweight rematch between Carlos Diego Ferreira and Beneil Dariush is set to take place early next year.

That’s according to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto who reported Sunday that the pair have verbally agreed to to fight on the UFC’s upcoming February 6 card.

“Per sources, Diego Ferreira (@DiegoUFCTX) and Beneil Dariush (@beneildariush) have agreed to a fight on Feb. 6. Ferreira is No. 9 in UFC’s lightweight rankings, Dariush is No. 12. Six-fight win streak vs. five-fight win streak, and a rematch of a bout from 2014.”

Their first meeting saw Dariush come out on top after a dominant unanimous decision victory back in 2014. However, both fighters have improved tenfold since and find themselves surging in the top-15 ranks.

Dariush is on a five-fight winning streak and is coming off a knockout win over Scott Holtzman. Ferreira, meanwhile, is on a six-fight winning streak and last submitted Anthony Pettis at UFC 242 earlier this year.

The February 6 card is currently set to be headlined by a heavyweight matchup between Alistair Overeem and Alexander Volkov.

Here is how the card looks as of now:

  • Alistair Overeem vs. Alexander Volkov
  • Diego Ferreira vs. Beneil Dariush
  • Macy Chiasson vs. Marion Reneau
  • Molly McCann vs. Lara Procopio
  • Macy Chiasson vs. Marion Reneau
  • Aliaskhab Khizriev vs. Wellington Turman
  • Julio Arce vs. Timur Valiev
  • Seungwoo Choi vs. Steven Peterson
  • Clay Guida vs. Michael Johnson

What do you make of this fight and the card as a whole?

UFC 246 Highlights: Diego Ferreira Submits Anthony Pettis

Diego Ferreira submitted Anthony Pettis at the UFC 246 event. The two fighters met in a lightweight bout at the UFC 246 pay-per-view event from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday night (January 18, 2020). The story of this fight was Fe…

Diego Ferreira submitted Anthony Pettis at the UFC 246 event. The two fighters met in a lightweight bout at the UFC 246 pay-per-view event from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday night (January 18, 2020). The story of this fight was Ferreira’s grappling control. He dominated the fight with takedowns and smothering […]

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Anthony Pettis Returns To Lightweight In January

Anthony Pettis will be dropping back down to 155 pounds for his next fight. MMA Junkie reports that Pettis will be taking on Diego Ferreira on January 18 at an event yet to be named. Pettis, a former champion at lightweight, jumped up to welterweight this year where he knocked out Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. He […]

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Anthony Pettis will be dropping back down to 155 pounds for his next fight.

MMA Junkie reports that Pettis will be taking on Diego Ferreira on January 18 at an event yet to be named. Pettis, a former champion at lightweight, jumped up to welterweight this year where he knocked out Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. He followed that up with a decision loss to Nate Diaz at UFC 241 in August.

As for Ferreira, he snapped a five-fight losing streak defeating Mairbek Taisumov at UFC 242 via unanimous decision. Now, he’ll get an opportunity against one of the division’s most dynamic strikers, and a former champion, in Pettis. Check out the updated January 18 UFC card below.

  • Maycee Barber vs. Roxanne Modafferi
  • Drew Dober vs. Nasrat Haqparast
  • Grant Dawson vs. Chas Skelly
  • Maurice Greene vs. Aleksei Oleinik
  • Claudia Gadelha vs. Alexa Grasso
  • Andre Fili vs. Sodiq Yusuff
  • Diego Ferreira vs. Anthony Pettis

What do you think about Pettis returning to lightweight in January?

 

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Anthony Pettis vs. Diego Ferreira Set for January 18

Anthony Pettis’s welterweight run has been abruptly cut short as the former lightweight champion is returning to 155 to go up against surging Diego Ferreira. According to an MMA Junkie report, Pettis will be making the move back down on January 18 to f…

Anthony Pettis’s welterweight run has been abruptly cut short as the former lightweight champion is returning to 155 to go up against surging Diego Ferreira. According to an MMA Junkie report, Pettis will be making the move back down on January 18 to face the red-hot Diego Ferreira. Ferreira has won five consecutive fights. Some […]

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