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 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.

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

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

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.

Arman Tsarukyan's year is not starting off as he planned.

No.9-ranked UFC lightweight Beneil Dariush suffered the worst end of the major shake-up of the UFC 311 fight card this weekend.

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

Islam Makhachev made weight for his latest title defense, but his opponent was nowhere to be seen. The reigning lightweight champion—and No. 1 Pound-for-Pound fighter in the world—hit the mark for the UFC 311 main event,