{"id":460952,"date":"2022-10-20T14:52:09","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T21:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=460952"},"modified":"2022-10-20T14:52:09","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T21:52:09","slug":"beneil-dariush-opens-up-about-losing-title-shot-to-alexander-volkanovski-top-lightweights-avoiding-him-its-all-as-crappy-as-it-gets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/beneil-dariush-opens-up-about-losing-title-shot-to-alexander-volkanovski-top-lightweights-avoiding-him-its-all-as-crappy-as-it-gets\/","title":{"rendered":"Beneil Dariush opens up about losing title shot to Alexander Volkanovski, top lightweights avoiding him: &#8220;It\u2019s all as crappy as it gets&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC lightweight contender Beneil Dariush has opened up about losing his possible title shot to <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighters\/alexander-volkanovski\/\">Alexander Volkanovski<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>UFC 280 will be headlined by a lightweight title fight between <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighters\/charles-oliveira\/\">Charles Oliveira<\/a> and Islam Makhachev. Well, that&#8217;s the hope anyway. In the event that anything goes wrong with the headliners, the promotion has enlisted a backup fighter.<\/p>\n<p>That backup fighter is none other than featherweight champion, Alexander Volkanovski. &#8216;The Great&#8217; is fresh off his win over Max Holloway in their trilogy bout, and he&#8217;s ready to move up. Along with the backup spot, Dana White has confirmed that Volkanovski will receive a title shot at 155-pounds next.<\/p>\n<p>The news that the Australian would get a title shot delighted much of the MMA community. However, it didn&#8217;t exactly make everyone happy. The least happy individual in this equation is the oft-forgotten contender Beneil Dariush.<\/p>\n<p>The Iranian fighter has been out of action since his dominant win over <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighters\/tony-ferguson\/\">Tony Ferguson<\/a> last May. While Dariush was set to face Islam Makhachev following the victory, he wound up missing out on that fight due to injuries.<\/p>\n<p>It appears that he will now miss out on a title shot as well. Heading into UFC 280, Dariush stated his plans to fight for the title shot next. He also stated that he was informed that he would be the backup fighter for the event. After missing out on both, he opened up at media day.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_385011\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-385011\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-385011 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beneil-Dariush-2.jpg\" alt=\"Beneil Dariush\" width=\"696\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beneil-Dariush-2.jpg 696w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beneil-Dariush-2-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-385011\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: UFC.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt still sucks,\u201d Dariush said during UFC 280 media day. \u201cBeing backup, losing that positions sucks. Losing the title shot sucks. It\u2019s all as crappy as it gets but I understand why they\u2019re doing what they\u2019re doing&#8230; My focus is not the same focus as the UFC. It\u2019s not the same as [Dana White]. I understand Dana\u2019s is basically profits and that\u2019s what he\u2019s supposed to do for his business. I have a different focus. My focus is I\u2019ve been given a God given talent and I\u2019m not wasting it. I\u2019m not squandering it.&#8221; (h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2022\/10\/20\/23413066\/beneil-dariush-sucks-losing-title-shot-alexander-volkanovski-frustrating-top-lightweights-avoid-me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>MMAFighting<\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n<p id=\"JIeGWZ\">He continued, \u201cI want to fight the best people in the world and I want to do it as often as I can. So if I can\u2019t get the champion, I want another dog after this fight. I want to fight the best guys and it\u2019s that simple.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At UFC 280, the lightweight contender will return to face fellow contender Mateusz Gamrot on the pay-per-view main card. Like Dariush, &#8216;Gamer&#8217; is hopeful of receiving a title shot soon.<\/p>\n<p><em>What do you think about Beneil Dariush&#8217;s comments? Sound off in the comment section below PENN Nation!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC lightweight contender Beneil Dariush has opened up about losing his possible title shot to Alexander Volkanovski. UFC 280 will be headlined by a lightweight title fight between Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev. Well, that&#8217;s the hope anyway. In the event that anything goes wrong with the headliners, the promotion has enlisted a backup fighter. 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