{"id":461334,"date":"2022-10-25T12:41:45","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T19:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=461334"},"modified":"2022-10-25T12:41:45","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T19:41:45","slug":"beneil-dariush-explains-why-alex-volkanovski-would-have-a-hard-time-with-islam-makhachev-and-other-ufc-lightweights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/beneil-dariush-explains-why-alex-volkanovski-would-have-a-hard-time-with-islam-makhachev-and-other-ufc-lightweights\/","title":{"rendered":"Beneil Dariush explains why Alex Volkanovski would have a hard time with Islam Makhachev and other UFC lightweights"},"content":{"rendered":"

Beneil Dariush is explaining why Alex Volkanovski would have a hard time with Islam Makhachev and other UFC lightweights.<\/p>\n

Volkanovski (25-1 MMA), who is the reigning UFC featherweight champion, weighed in as a backup for the UFC 280 lightweight title fight between Islam Makhachev (23-1 MMA) and Charles Oliveira (33-9 MMA) last Saturday night. It was to be Makhachev defeating Oliveira via submission at 3:16 of Round 2.<\/p>\n

Makhachev immediately requested a superfight with Volkanovski as his first defense at UFC 284 which is scheduled to take place of February 11th, 2023 in Perth, Australia.<\/p>\n

Beneil Dariush, 33, isn’t so sure Volkanovski is up to going against a strong lightweight like Makhachev.<\/p>\n

In speaking to ‘Submission Radio’, Dariush elaborated on his reasoning (h\/t MMAJunkie<\/a>):<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, I mean, obviously I don\u2019t want to discredit him, but he might be too small for 155. Like I said, might be. I\u2019m sure people said that to him at 145, too. But I just think we have a big weight advantage on him. But that would be my only thing. And no one really tries to grapple him at 145.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Continuing Dariush said:<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019ve seen anyone really try to take him down. So I think the fact that he would be fighting a lot of grapplers, like a lot, man \u2013 my division, I didn\u2019t realize it, like every single person is a grappler. Everybody loves to just wrestle. So I think it\u2019s so different, and I think he would have some problems with that.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Beneail Dariush (22-4 MMA) also fought at UFC 280, defeating Mateusz Gamrot<\/a> (21-2 MMA) in their lightweight bout. It brought the Californian to an impressive 8 wins in a row.<\/p>\n

Dariush admitted he was disappointed to see a Makhachev vs Volkanovski matchup in the works saying:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a bummer. It sucks. I figured I put on a good show, maybe this was enough to maybe tip the scale back in my favor, but I guess not. Which is whatever.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Concluding Beneil Dariush said:<\/p>\n

\u201cI did want to speak with Dana and Hunter, so I\u2019m hoping I can maybe set up a meeting with them next week or something and get it figured out like that. Because I really do want know where I stand.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Do you agree with Dariush that Alex Volkanovski would have a hard time in the cage with Islam Makhachev? Who would you like to see Beneil Dariush fight next?<\/p>\n

Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Beneil Dariush is explaining why Alex Volkanovski would have a hard time with Islam Makhachev and other UFC lightweights. Volkanovski (25-1 MMA), who is the reigning UFC featherweight champion, weighed in as a backup for the UFC 280 lightweight title fight between Islam Makhachev (23-1 MMA) and Charles Oliveira (33-9 MMA) last Saturday night. 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