Story byAndrew RichardsonThu, December 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM UTC·2 min readIt’s been a rough couple years for Beneil Dariush. Back in 2023, the Lightweight contender was riding an eight-fight win streak that saw him knocking on the doors of an Islam Makhachev title shot. Instead, he fought Charles Oliveira in a title eliminator matchup and lost via first-round knockout (watch here). It’s been mostly downhill since then, as a decision win over Renato Moicano is sandwiched between further knockout losses to Arman Tsarukyan and Benoit Saint-Denis. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe Saint-Denis defeat came recently at UFC 322 and also saw Dariush miss weight for the second time in his UFC career.