Beneil
Dariush aims not to let his most recent setback deter him from
realizing his full potential as a mixed martial artist.
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Dariush (22-5) had his inspiring eight-fight winning streak snapped
against former champion Charles
Oliveira (34-9). In a bout that served as a title eliminator,
“Benny” suffered a devastating Round 1 technical loss.
However, Dariush isn’t one to dwell on his losses and obsess over
his mistakes.
“You know, the best way I can explain is it that I was off that
night. It wasn’t my best performance and Charles had a great
performance,” Dariush told ESPN’s Marc Raimondi. “I really don’t
have any other excuses besides that. I don’t think I performed to
the best of my abilities and I think he fought really well. So,
congrats to him and that’s it. I don’t really know what else to
tell you, unfortunately. And as far as what I take away from it is
just, came home and said ‘I’m going to spend some time with my
family and I’m going to go out there and keep doing it better and
better’… I’m a competitor so it hurts to lose, but at the same
time it’s not my first time losing, it’s not my first rodeo. I know
how to get it back out there and get better.”
The long-time lightweight contender is now gearing up for the
UFC on ESPN 52 main event against surging contender Arman
Tsarukyan. The show is set to go down at Moody Center, in
Austin, Texas, on Dec. 2 and will also feature a lightweight clash
between Dan Hooker
and Bobby Green.