Beneil Dariush puts out a statement after his opponent Renato Moicano stepped in to fight UFC Champ Islam Makhachev.

On the main card of UFC 311, we will see a big time lightweight matchup between two top ten lightweight contenders heading in opposite directions. On one hand you have ninth ranked Beneil Dariush (22-6-1) who is looking to snap his losing streak and on the other hand you have Renato Moicano (20-5-1) who is looking to continue his surge towards title contention.

Beneil Dariush was all laughs ahead of UFC 311 as he even tested out some trash talk material about Renato Moicano (sort of).

UFC lightweight contender Renato Moicano plans on a dominant display against Beneil Dariush at Saturday’s UFC 311.

UFC lightweight Beneil Dariush is without a fight following the UFC 311 main event shake-up, with Arman Tsarukyan pulling out of the headliner.

Top-10 Lightweights meet on the UFC 311 Main Card. Check the UFC odds series for our Dariush-Moicano prediction and pick.

The UFC 311 card has changed quite a bit in 24 hours, but everyone on the card successfully made weight. Here is a look at the weigh-in results.

UFC 311 will have a new main event. Arman Tsarukyan is out of his championship fight against Islam Makhachev. His withdrawal has caused a shake-up on the card.

The lightweight challenger has to withdraw with a back injury, opening the door for the brash Brazilian and forcing Beneil Dariush off the card.

Read the recent MMA news and rumors about Beneil Dariush for fantasy fighting. Beneil Dariush will be looking to get back in the win

The UFC 311 pay-per-view will have a lot of attention among the fans as the stars-studded match card is expected to deliver some top-notch action in the ring. But one particular moment which is expected to have the most attention will be the return of Beneil Dariush.

Israel Adesanya has not entered the octagon since last August when he suffered a fourth-round submission loss to Dricus du Plessis at UFC 305.