VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Beneil Dariush is confident in a matchup against UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev . Dariush (22-4-1 MMA, 16-4-1 UFC) will emerge as a No. 1 contender if he can get past former champ Charles Oliveira (33-9 MMA, 21-9 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 289 co-main event at Rogers Arena
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Beneil Dariush: There’s nothing UFC champ Islam Makhachev does that ‘I can’t do better’ – MMA Junkie