{"id":400540,"date":"2021-11-30T05:54:01","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T13:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=400540"},"modified":"2021-11-30T05:54:01","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T13:54:01","slug":"beneil-dariush-breaks-down-upcoming-ufc-fight-with-islam-makhachev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/beneil-dariush-breaks-down-upcoming-ufc-fight-with-islam-makhachev\/","title":{"rendered":"Beneil Dariush breaks down upcoming UFC fight with Islam Makhachev"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Top-ranked UFC lightweight contender Beneil Dariush broke down his upcoming UFC fight with divisional rival Islam Makhachev.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/islam-makhachev-opens-up-as-big-betting-favorite-against-beneil-dariush\/\">Dariush vs. Makhachev was recently announced to be the headliner of the UFC Fight Night card that is set to take place on February 26<\/a>. By all accounts, this will be a No. 1 contender fight at 155lbs, with the winner getting a title shot later in 2022 after Justin Gaethje gets his. On paper, this fight between Dariush and Makhachev looks like it has the chance to be a lot of fun, especially if it goes to the ground where both men are among the best.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview, Dariush shared with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/CWyAkffoWyv\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RT Sport<\/a> his honest thoughts. Although Makhachev is a big betting favorite to win, Dariush believes he matches up well stylistically.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t really think too much about Islam \u2013 I think about me. What do I do in my fights? I\u2019m a grappler, obviously, so I\u2019m not going to be like, \u2018Oh, he\u2019s a grappler \u2013 I can\u2019t grapple.\u2019 Of course I\u2019m going to try and grapple. I know how to strike, so of course I\u2019m going to use my striking. I\u2019m not a person where I feel like, \u2018Oh, I have to do this in order to win the fight.\u2019 I feel comfortable everywhere. So if I want to wrestle, I\u2019ll wrestle. If I want to strike, I\u2019ll strike. If I want to counter, I\u2019ll counter. I can do all things, so I\u2019m not worried about it,&#8221; Dariush said (via <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2021\/11\/beneil-dariush-will-not-shy-away-from-islam-makhachev-ground-game-ufc-fight-matchup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAjunkie.com<\/a>). \u201cA lot of people say we mirror each other because we\u2019re both southpaw. We\u2019re almost the same height \u2013 I think he\u2019s a little bit taller than me \u2013 and if I don\u2019t get too crazy, I try to be also very methodical. So there\u2019s differently a mirror there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Who do you think wins this lightweight belt between Beneil Dariush and Islam Makhachev?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top-ranked UFC lightweight contender Beneil Dariush broke down his upcoming UFC fight with divisional rival Islam Makhachev. Dariush vs. Makhachev was recently announced to be the headliner of the UFC Fight Night card that is set to take place on February 26. By all accounts, this will be a No. 1 contender fight at 155lbs, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54477,"featured_media":381301,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[20022,10285,39610],"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 breaks down upcoming UFC fight with Islam Makhachev | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Top-ranked UFC lightweight contender Beneil Dariush broke down his upcoming UFC fight with divisional rival Islam Makhachev.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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