Rafael Nadal wins a bad-tempered five-set Australian Open quarter-final, with Denis Shapovalov telling the umpire 'you're all CORRUPT'ĭerby County's administrators and the EFL set for crunch talks with 'three bids' for the stricken club now on the table and hopes of a preferred bidder rising Meet the very glamorous - and controversial - poster girl of the Winter Olympics: Eileen Gu was born in the USA but has switched to China Tour de France 2019 winner Egan Bernal is in intensive care after suffering a punctured lung, fractured kneecap and broken leg after he crashed into a BUS with the 74-year-old former England boss to replace Claudio Ranieri Roy Hodgson will sign a six-month contract to become Watford's new manager TODAY. But if the UFC is a meritocracy, the winner of February 26’s headliner will have their shot at gold later in 2022.'I am SICK of looking at these bums and their excuses': Frustrated Tyson Fury rips into 'COWARDS' Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte It’s no joke.”ĭariush will finally have the chance to secure a title shot when he faces Makhachev, although he remains slightly concerned about the possibility of Conor McGregor returning straight into a championship fight. He’s like, ‘You fire me if you’re gonna do this, like, get outta here.’ And then my wife overhead and she started freaking out and then my coaches (as well)… It’s so much drama. So I’m talking to Ali and Ali’s like, ‘Yeah, we’ll see, we’ll see.’ I mentioned to him like, ‘What if we fight someone top 10 or top 15?’ And he like, freaked out. “I was still expecting to fight in December. That request, however, was not approved by his manager Ali Abdelaziz.
With that in mind, Dariush says he was more than happy to lower his sights to a top-10 or even a top-15 opponent for this month. With Dariush not ready and the UFC unwilling to keep the matchup together for December, the #3-ranked contender was left without an opponent. The UFC wanted to book the pair for a meeting at UFC 267 in Abu Dhabi. So, I told Ali (Abdelaziz) I wanna fight December.”ĭariush also revealed that he’d originally been offered a fight against Makhachev after the 30-year-old’s main event win in July. And man, being top five, I didn’t realize how much drama there is, man, what a drama show, dude. Speaking to ESPN MMA’s Brett Okamoto, Dariush described his frustration at struggling to find an opponent for the end of 2021 and said he’d always planned on fitting a third appearance into this calendar year. After his triumph at UFC 262, the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt was left high up in a lightweight landscape that didn’t seem to have a place for him at the time. 圎TKmx8l27- Brett Okamoto NovemDariush Targeted A 3rd Fight In 2021ĭariush’s first walk to the Octagon in 2022 will mark his return after just over nine months away from the cage. Five-round main event, UFC Fight Night on Feb. Islam Makhachev ( Seven fight win streak vs. He’ll have the chance to do just that on February 26 when he headlines a UFC Fight Night with surging Dagestani Islam Makhachev. With Justin Gaethje seemingly waiting in the wings for the victor next year, Dariush will need to add another name to his résumé to book an opportunity for the belt. After dominating “El Cucuy,” the 32-year-old entered contention and, in the eyes of many, earned a title shot. To do so, Dariush had to build an impressive seven-fight winning streak that includes victories over Thiago Moisés, Drew Dober, Diego Ferreira, and Tony Ferguson. Having gone 0-2-1 between 20 thanks to losses at the hands of Edson Barboza and Alexander Hernandez, not many would have expected to see the Iranian-born American entering the top five just three years later. UFC lightweight Beneil Dariush has revealed he wanted to stay active and fight a low-ranked opponent this month rather than wait for a top contender in 2022.ĭariush is currently sitting at #3 in the 155-pound rankings.
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