{"id":110126,"date":"2014-08-29T09:53:17","date_gmt":"2014-08-29T16:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=110126"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:36:57","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:36:57","slug":"beneil-dariush-would-prefer-rematch-with-nijem-over-pettis-bout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/beneil-dariush-would-prefer-rematch-with-nijem-over-pettis-bout\/","title":{"rendered":"Beneil Dariush Would Prefer Rematch With Nijem Over Pettis Bout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcs-ramsey-nijem-a-proud-palestinian-fights-for-war-torn-country-in-sac-town\/ramsey-nijem-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-107658\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Ramsey-Nijem.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Ramsey Nijem\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-107658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Ramsey-Nijem.jpg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Ramsey-Nijem-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Ramsey-Nijem-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Everyone hates losing, but not many people would pass up the opportunity to fight for the UFC title to get a rematch with someone who beat them.  Beneil Dariush however would pass up a fight with Pettis to get another crack at Ramsey Nijem, the only blemish on his otherwise undefeated UFC run.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI don\u2019t have a problem with the guy, it\u2019s just I don\u2019t like losing,&#8221; Dariush told <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2014\/08\/beneil-dariush-i-would-fight-ramsey-nijem-over-anthony-pettis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie Radio<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I had a choice between the title and that guy, I\u2019d pick that guy right now,\u201d Dariush said. \u201cYou don\u2019t understand \u2026 it\u2019s not easy to lose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt like garbage after the fight,\u201d Dariush said of his meeting Nijem. \u201cNo excuses, Ramsey was the better man that night, but it\u2019s hard to accept a loss. So the first thing I did was get back into the gym to get better, and hopefully, get back in the win column. 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