Beneil Dariush won’t get too stressed about the current state of the lightweight division. Dariush (21-4-1 MMA, 15-4-1 UFC), who’s currently healing from a broken fibula and ankle injury, was forced to withdraw from his UFC Fight Night 202 headliner against Islam Makhachev in February, and as a result is seemingly the odd man out in the lightweight title picture. With Charles Oliveira forced to vacate the belt prior to submitting Justin Gaethje at UFC 274, the lightweight strap is currently without an owner. Who Oliveira will face for the title is unknown, and with Dariush still not 100 percent, Makhachev has been campaigning for a shot at Oliveira, which would leave Dariush sitting idle. “In my mind, if I’m as good as I think I am, if I’m the best in the world then everybody’s food,” Dariush told ESPN . “All these guys are just food and the only difference is, is the rotation.
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