Over 4 years, from the end of 2018 to 2022, Beneil Dariush rises as one of the interesting phenomena of UFC. He has 8 consecutive victories in the Lightweight weight class, where the capital gathered countless players to UFC to compete. But in just 1 year, Dariush lost everything.
In 2023, Dariush was ranked in two consecutive big matches. However, this boxer all lost. Dariush was “pounded by Charles Oliveira” in UFC 289. By the UFC Fight Night event at the end of that year, he continued to be defeated by Arman Tsarukyan Knock-out with a combo of arms and pillows.
2 consecutive losses in just half a year made Beneil Dariush completely depressed. From a leading candidate for the belt painting, Dariush was pushed down very far. He even temporarily away from the professional MMA arena within 1 month, and only returned in early 2025.
Dariush's opponent Renato Moicano, who joined UFC at the same time as him, but there was something Dariush never had: a championship match. Moicano was scheduled to play with Dariush earlier this year, but at that time, he was unexpectedly traced to the belt with Makhachev by Arman Tsarukyan with injury and retreated at the last minute.
Moicano lost to Makhachev in the first half, but a battle was a dream experience with this boxer. Indeed, Moicano surprised Dariush, when he knock-down Dariush in the first half. But after the first half, Dariush calmly regained the game.
Different from two consecutive failures, Dariush did not let himself carelessly. He won the remaining 2 rounds, thereby winning the final. A victory is important for Dariush to regain confidence, and towards bigger matches in the future.