Leaves me the odd man out Beneil Dariush weighs in on rumors of Charles Oliveira vs Islam

Beneil Dariush is now left in a very tricky situation as he is sidelined from the talk of title fights. The top-ranked lightweight contender gives his views on the potential Islam Makhachev vs Charles Oliveira title fight.

Beneil Dariush is now left in a very tricky situation as he is sidelined from the talk of title fights. The top-ranked lightweight contender gives his views on the potential Islam Makhachev vs Charles Oliveira title fight.

Beneil Dariush is currently one of the best fighters in the 155-pound division with a stunning win streak of 7 fights. The fighter has shown signs of dominance for the last few years now and believes he deserves to fight for the title contender fight for his next bout.

Dariush was initially booked to fight the lightweight monster Islam Makhachev but the fight fell out owing to the former’s injury. Charles Oliveira losing the belt to the weighing scale in his last fight at UFC 274 has not helped Dariush either. After Charles’ stunning performance and various other external factors, Islam is considered the favorite to fight for the belt against the Brazilian next leaving Dariush out of the equation.

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In a recent interview with Helen Yee, Beneil talks about the entire situation and his thoughts on the potential title fight taking place next leaving him with no opponent for the near future.

“I am not confident” Beneil Dariush on his chances of fighting Islam Makhachev next

“I don’t know if you guys remember, Dana did some interviews and he said, ‘I want Islam and Dariush.’ I was like, ‘Cool that guarantees me the number one spot.’ Now that with everything playing out the way it is playing, there seems to be a big push for Islam and Charles and…I am not super confident,” said Dariush talking to Helen Yee in the latest interview.

The lightweight division currently has no champion and the number one ranked fighter is Charles Oliveira. Islam is ranked #4 with a winning streak of 10 fights and the main narrative behind the Charles vs Islam fight is that the Brazilian with 11 fight win streak will take on Islam who is on a 10-fight win streak which makes for a great storyline.

Dariush on the other hand is ranked #6 behind Michael Chandler who very recently fought for the title. Do you think Dariush will fight for the title before 2023? With Islam out of the equation, who do you think is the next big option for Dariush?

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