Beneil Dariush Reveals He Received Full Fight Purse for Canceled UFC 311 Booking
đBeneil Dariush announces that the UFC will pay him both his SHOW and WIN money following the UFC 311 main event change:
âItâs excellent, I canât complain. Theyâre giving me both show and win moneyâŠI appreciate Dana, I appreciate the UFC, I appreciate Hunterâ
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Beneil Dariush is being taken care of, as Dana White had promised.
Dariush was originally scheduled to fight Renato Carneiro at UFC 311 on Saturday at the Intuit Dome in Las Vegas. However, the card saw some turbulence on the day of the weigh-ins when the main event fell through. Islam Makhachev was supposed to defend his lightweight title against Arman Tsarukyan in the headliner. However, Tsarukyan was forced out at the last moment due to a back injury.
Dariush received a call from manager Ali Abdelaziz informing him that there could be a last-minute change. Having already lost against âAhalkalaketsâ in 2023, Dariush knew the UFC wouldnât offer him a rematch so soon and was hoping for a surprise title shot. While a title shot was up for grabs, Dariush soon learned that the UFC chose âMoicanoâ over him. However, White promised to take care of âBennyâ for the canceled booking against Carneiro.
The lightweight veteran recently revealed that he will receive both his show and win money for the canceled UFC 311 fight. And while he would have loved a gold bid, Dariush understands the UFCâs decision.
âItâs excellent, I canât complain, theyâre giving me show money and win money so you know, a lot of people are like, âI hope they take care of you.â They are,â Dariush told The Schmo. âI appreciate Dana, I appreciate the UFC, I appreciate Hunter. They didnât pull anything back where I can complain. I even understand why they made the decision they made. So I genuinely donât have anything to complain about. I do wish I got a chance to fight for the title, but I canât complain because what they did was the right thing to do. If I was in their situation, I would probably do the same.â
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