A native of Nebraska and fighting out of Florida, Dawson owns a stellar 11-1-1 stretch in the UFC. The 30-year-old is riding a three-fight win streak after defeating Diego Ferreira at UFC 311.

Beneil Dariush has an interesting pick for the UFC lightweight who has the best chance of dethroning Islam Makhachev.

He wrote: Beneil Dariush was riding an eight-fight winning streak until recently. He looked poised to fight for the UFC title with another win or two. Unfortunately, he lost to former champion ...

On the main card of UFC 311 ... Beneil Dariush had won eight fights in a row and was the betting favorite against former champion Charles Oliveira in their fight. Dariush was finished in the ...

So, my prediction is that I’ll win by submission or knockout. This fight won’t go to the judges’ decision.” Even though his first matchup against Kwon Won Il was a short one, Fabricio Andrade ...

has gone 16-6-1 under the UFC banner since 2014. Facing the absolute best fighters in the division, Dariush was able to mount an eight-fight winning streak from 2018-2022. His last two losses have ...

LOS ANGELES – Beneil Dariush ... he heads into his UFC 311 main card showdown Saturday vs. Renato Moicano (20-5-1 MMA, 12-5 UFC). “Gray hairs,” Moicano said through a laugh as he spoke to MMA Junkie ...

LOS ANGELES – Beneil Dariush knows ... (20-5-1 MMA, 12-5 UFC). "Gray hairs," Moicano said through a laugh as he spoke to MMA Junkie and other reporters at a pre-fight news conference Wednesday.

10 LW | Renato “Money” Moicano (20-5-1, 12-5 UFC) vs. #9 LW | Beneil Dariush (22-6-1 ... though he did find some success in the former fight. That probably means he will settle in as a ...

After the rematch between Prochazka and Teixeira fell through, the UFC pivoted to a fight between Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev for the vacant belt. When that bout ended in an uninspiring ...