Ranked lightweights Beneil Dariush and Benoit Saint Denis are scheduled to conflict in a possible present stealer on the upcoming UFC 322 card in New York on Nov. 15.
A number of folks with information of the promotion’s plans confirmed the information to MMA Combating on Monday following an preliminary report from RMC Sport Fight.
Following a troublesome two-fight skid that knocked him out of title competition, Dariush bounced again with a formidable win over Renato Moicano in his most up-to-date outing at UFC 317 in June. Previous to his losses to Charles Oliveira and Arman Tsarukyan in back-to-back fights, Dariush had rattled off eight straight wins with 4 finishes and 4 post-fight bonuses alongside the way in which.
Now he’ll tackle one other rising star in Saint Denis because the French light-weight makes an attempt to construct on the momentum of his most up-to-date wins within the octagon.
After getting thrust into an sudden showdown with Dustin Poirier in 2024 that resulted in a Battle of the Night time bonus however in the end a knockout loss, Saint Denis suffered a second straight setback after falling to Moicano in September of that very same 12 months.
He obtained again on monitor with a submission win over Kyle Prepolec however then dispatched extremely touted light-weight prospect Mauricio Ruffy in his most up-to-date efficiency when the UFC landed in Paris in September.
Now Saint Denis takes on a real veteran within the division with a battle booked towards Dariush in November.
UFC 322 takes place at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York with a pair of title fights on the prime of the cardboard together with Jack Della Maddalena defending his welterweight championship towards former light-weight king Islam Makhachev whereas Zhang Weili strikes to 125 kilos and makes an attempt to dethrone flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko.
