A lightweight contender’s bout pitting Charles
Oliveira against Beneil
Dariush is on tap for UFC 288 on
May 6.
Oliveira recently announced the pairing on Instagram, and multiple
outlets have confirmed the fight. Club
De Las MMA was first to bring word of Oliveira vs. Dariush
earlier this year. UFC 288 is headlined by a bantamweight title
clash between Aljamain
Sterling and Henry
Cejudo. The event does not currently have a location or
venue.
Oliveira will be competing for the first time since falling to
Islam
Makhachev via second-round submission in a lightweight title
bout at UFC 280 this past October. Prior to that, “Do Bronx”
compiled an 11-fight winning streak in the Octagon, with 10
victories coming inside the distance. Notable triumphs during that
stretch include Justin
Gaethje, Dustin
Poirier, Michael
Chandler, Tony
Ferguson, Kevin Lee,
Jim
Miller and Clay
Guida.
Dariush, meanwhile, has emerged as a top contender at 155 pounds
thanks to an eight-bout winning streak within the Las Vegas-based
promotion. In his last outing, the Kings MMA product outpointed
former KSW title holder Mateusz
Gamrot at UFC 280. His resume features victories over the likes
of Ferguson, Diego
Ferreira (twice), Drew Dober,
Thiago
Moises, Michael
Johnson and Miller.