{"id":375580,"date":"2021-02-07T08:20:56","date_gmt":"2021-02-07T16:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=375580"},"modified":"2022-05-03T10:14:31","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T17:14:31","slug":"beneil-dariush-apologizes-to-ufc-matchmaker-sean-shelby-for-post-fight-tirade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/beneil-dariush-apologizes-to-ufc-matchmaker-sean-shelby-for-post-fight-tirade\/","title":{"rendered":"Beneil Dariush apologizes to UFC matchmaker Sean Shelby for post-fight tirade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC lightweight contender Beneil Dariush apologized to UFC matchmaker Sean Shelby for his post-fight tirade following his win at UFC Vegas 18.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-vegas-18-result-beneil-dariush-defeats-diego-ferreira-highlights\/\">Dariush defeated Diego Ferreira via a controversial split decision in a tremendous back-and-forth bout that won each man 50k each for &#8220;Fight of the Night.&#8221;<\/a> It was a fantastic fight that saw both men show off their striking and grappling skills, but Dariush appeared to have the advantage and managed to sneak out with the split decision nod.<\/p>\n<p>After getting his hand raised, Dariush did his post-fight interview and used it as an opportunity to blast the UFC matchmakers. Dariush wasn&#8217;t happy the UFC made him and Ferreira fight each other instead of fighting a top-five opponent. Speaking at the post-fight press conference, Dariush clarified his comments and apologized to Shelby.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I didn\u2019t elaborate properly. My issue is with these guys looking at me as high risk, low reward. These top-10 guys look at me like I\u2019m high risk, low reward and they want nothing to do with me. That\u2019s just a little bit disappointing. I appreciate Sean Shelby. He\u2019s called me every time and he\u2019s talked to me and he\u2019s explained his situation. I was a little off about that, so I have to say sorry to Sean. Sorry, Sean,&#8221; Dariush said (via <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2021\/02\/beneil-dariush-apologizes-post-fight-criticism-ufc-fight-night-184-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAjunkie.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>This is the second time in the last month that a fighter has used their post-fight interview as an opportunity to criticize the UFC, following middleweight Alessio di Chirico. Following a KO win over Joaquin Buckley on Fight Island in January, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/alessio-di-chirico-thanks-dana-white-for-performance-bonus-following-initial-snub\/\">di Chirico blasted the UFC for not giving the losing fighter the chance to take the microphone in addition to the winning fighter<\/a>. In both instances, Di Chirico and now Dariush made some comments in the heat of the moment that they later needed to clarify.<\/p>\n<p>For Dariush, this win over Ferreira gives him a six-fight win streak, and hopefully, that&#8217;s enough for him to finally get paired up with a top-10 opponent in his next outing. Otherwise, he might just need to go on another rant to get what he wants.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think is next for Beneil Dariush after defeating Diego Ferreira at UFC Vegas 18?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC lightweight contender Beneil Dariush apologized to UFC matchmaker Sean Shelby for his post-fight tirade following his win at UFC Vegas 18. Dariush defeated Diego Ferreira via a controversial split decision in a tremendous back-and-forth bout that won each man 50k each for &#8220;Fight of the Night.&#8221; It was a fantastic fight that saw both [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54477,"featured_media":375581,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[20022,83047,39610],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v19.14) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Beneil Dariush apologizes to UFC matchmaker Sean Shelby for post-fight tirade | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"UFC lightweight contender Beneil Dariush apologized to UFC matchmaker Sean Shelby for his post-fight tirade following his win at UFC Vegas 18.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, 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