Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight mainstay Beneil
Dariush is apparently gearing up to face rising prospect
Arman
Tsarukyan. Dariush’s manager Ali Abdelaziz broke the news to
The Schmo in an exclusive interview.
“The UFC [is trying] to make this fight happen and when this fight
[gets booked], they’re going to announce it,” said Abdelaziz. “I
believe this is the next fight. Arman is a very tough kid, one of
the best guys in the world. And Beneil, this is what he does, fight
the best of the best. Nobody has [faced a] tougher schedule than
Beneil Dariush in all the divisions.”
Dariush (22-5) saw his eight-fight win streak come to a halt in his
most recent title elimination outing against former lightweight
king Charles
Oliveira at UFC 289.
Having recorded wins over the likes of Drew Dober,
Tony
Ferguson and Mateusz
Gamrot, the 34-year-old was on the cusp of securing a title
shot but failed to do so, suffering a Round 1 technical knockout
loss against the Brazilian in June.
Tsarukyan, 20-3, on the other hand, is currently on a two-fight win
streak with his latest victory coming against Joaquim
Silva via TKO in Round 3, also in June.