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Beneil Dariush Reveals He Received Full Fight Purse for Canceled UFC 311 Booking



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 “Ahalkalakets” in 2023, Dariush knew the UFC wouldn’t 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 “Moicano” over him. However, White promised to take care of “Benny” 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 UFC’s decision.

“It’s excellent, I can’t complain, they’re giving me show money and win money so you know, a lot of people are like, ‘I hope they take care of you.’ They are,” Dariush told The Schmo. “I appreciate Dana, I appreciate the UFC, I appreciate Hunter. They didn’t pull anything back where I can complain. I even understand why they made the decision they made. So I genuinely don’t have anything to complain about. I do wish I got a chance to fight for the title, but I can’t complain because what they did was the right thing to do. If I was in their situation, I would probably do the same.”

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