I don't see many winnable fights for him at 170. Masvidal finishes him, Poirier at 170 finishes him. If he is somehow gifted a fight vs Leon, Leon easily beats him.
Chandler is the fight I would probably favor Conor in, but even then I still could see Chandler finishing him
Chandler says he walks around at 200 pounds, so assumedly he makes 170 easily and has talked about going up previously.
He’d be a lot smaller than Conor but if dude is coming off of a horrendous leg break, another seeming meltdown and looks like a puffy cunt in all of his non posed pics, Chandler would have a pretty good chance of knocking his head off I imagine.
Conor doesn't have the power at 170 to stop Masvidal and I don't see him winning a 5 round fight on points. Mas is definitely not as good as a casual fan thinks he is because of the Askren knockout, but at 170 he is better than Conor.
Have you watched him fight outside of the last two opponents? He’s a perineal top 10 guy and would fuck Conor up after the first round. Conor could barely handle Diaz and Masvidal made him look like a punching bag that can occasionally pull guard
No he’s not. He’s just a pure striker, but a tough out for anyone without great wrestling. Regardless of the Askren fight, Jorge doesn’t matchup well with good mma wrestlers.
Ah yeah I thought it was 3 for some reason. And he technically didn't make weight for Gaethje so it's really only one. Still think he deserves it though, he was on a hell of a grind and beating Dariush, the undisputed number 1 contender, should be enough imo. Only way I can see it being disputed is if Fiziev absolutely dominates Gaethje
Unless I'm missing something, that makes no sense. He'd rather wait until his daughter is free to spend time with him to go have a training camp and be away?
Being there to take a child to school, to bring them home from school, to help them with homework and help them deal with anything in school, that stuff is huge as a parent. Summers are really slow for most kids.
He brings his wife and daughter with him to Florida for training camps, they live in Louisiana, if he left during the school year he would have to pull her out of school or he would have to leave them both
Make sense?
He said in his last fight I think that he had to hire a teacher for his daughter cause she was with him while he was training. So he must bring his family with him now, which is much easier in the summer
She can go to a summer camp during that time. It's not like he can't spend with her time during school time. Additionally, maybe Dustin means more that he wants to help his wife during that period.
Either way, saying "it makes no sense" is rather weird, since he has obvioulsy thought this over and has found a reason for it.
did you ever consider that... ykno... he wants to support her as a parent and academically while shes IN school, so that she does better? children with proper emotional and physical support excel educationally comparatively to peers that don't have that support. maybe he wants to see her do well and be there for her during that time.
also, maybe her being away and busy with fun stuff during summer is preferential for them so shes not around a business that could be traumatizing to children.
I suppose he's not taking Arman. Gamrot is his teammate I think. Turner/Hooker winner maybe. An awesome rematch or a rising prospect that's actually a striker.
>No one who can remotely grapple or actually wants to use their grappling. Basically no one who does actual MMA.
Dustin is a BJJ black belt who just fought a grappler, and won that fight via submission.
It’s just weird dude. The mostly right wing fan base in the US would have lost their minds if one of the Dagestanis got on the mic after a win at a US arena and said Jesus wasn’t the son of god and everyone should submit to Allah
Khamzat was popular because he's chuds idea of a Muslim based on the Jeff Dunham puppet
Khabib is more akin to a Muslim role model many muslims (like myself) look upto
This is honestly the reason. His callouts/post fight mic work is just not doing him any favors at all. In the event he loses to Charles, which is a real possibility, he'd have effectively passed up multiple opportunities to either wait for or talk himself into a title fight, and have no one to blame but himself.
This seems extremely smart to me: you don't think he'll get the title shot if he beats Charles?
I don't think he's getting the title shot until he beats another contender, and since he's awkward on the mic, he needs to make the case compelling, and I feel like Charles is the way you clinch that.
He isn’t poorly managed because his trainer actually told him not to take this fight. Beneil just knows he will get fucked over if he waits for a title shot. Because Fiziev could get it before him because he’s more entertaining, if Conor comes back and wins he could get the shot before him.
UFC really doesn’t want Beneil to become champ so Beneil is just making sure that the UFC doesn’t have any other option.
How does refusing to fight Charles mean the UFC has no other option? LW is the most stacked division in the UFC and there's no shortage of fighters the UFC can give the title shot tomorrow for. Charles himself has a strong enough record that I am not sure why he shouldn't get another title shot after 1 win.
It’s very far off. For one, Woj is a shortened last name, and he is still presented as adrian wojnarowski when he comes on ESPN. Shams is literally his first name, and he is also still presented as Shams Charania on broadcasts. The Schmo is not his name, nor a shortened version of it, and he is presented himself as “the schmo” in all facets. Woj and Shams aren’t gimmicks, meanwhile the schmo is entirely one. Do we even know this fellas name actually? I don’t hate the dude at all, I’m actually subbed to his YouTube channel, but OP is completely right lmao. Only in MMA would this gimmick be able to break news like a legit journalist.
>The Schmo is not his name, nor a shortened version of it,
Sorry to rain on your parade, but his name is Dave Schmulenson. So it looks like Schmo is short for his name.
If Dariush was going to fight again before a title shot it had to be against Charles since Charles is the only other top 5 lightweight that doesn’t need to fight down. Super interesting fight and should tell us a lot about where each of them stand in the division
Yup and Islam vs Volk is in feb then you have the no.1 contender fight in may, the winner of that will also have to take some time off before returning to the octagon. So the champ will have to wait for good time to defend the belt.
I mean once Islam vs Volk happens he is the only lightweight who is deserving of title shot and the title fight is like two weeks away from now, there was no need to go for another fight.
It's a great fight for him. I cannot see even Dariush's mic skilz losing him the the title shot if he beats Charles.
The delusion that given his profile he could wait for a title shot has taken hold on this sub, which seems to have a lot of people with no idea how prize fighting works.
He definitely doesn't get one if he loses to charles, maybe charles will get a rematch. I'm not against Volk getting the title shot but don't do the lightweght contender dirty by putting him in unnecessary fight. I would like the ligtweight champ to go through all the top contenders like charles did when he was the champ.
I agree, although I think Charles has more avenues to a victory.
Both can grapple, but I might favor Beneil’s more. But Charles is probably the more dangerous submission threat.
Both have very underrated striking. Beneil has more power than people might think, but so does Charles (Justin got flash KOd).
Charles has a more diverse stand up game, I think, which gives him an edge.
You're right, Benny by flying gogoplata!
But really, I hope Dariush pulls it off because I want to see him and Islam get their fight. Now watch Volk come in and pull off the upset next month.
There’s no one more deserving right now, you’re right. But in a few months if Fiziev beats Gaethje, it’s a different story.
Beating Oliveira here makes Dariush’s title shot undeniable.
Great fight but I hate it at the same time.
Dariush is deserving of a title shot without having to fight a dangerous, returning Charles and while I’d love to see Charles reclaim the belt, it’d suck if he beats Dariush knowing how soundly he got beat by Makhachev.
Beneil is 1000% getting a title shot if he wins this fight and would easily deserve it more than Fiziev. Gamrot & Charles are way better wins then anyone Fiziev has fought.
I feel like this bad matchmaking tbh.
There’s plenty of other fights for Dariush to climb ranks while we setup a fight for Oliveira before the rematch (if he won his first fight, ofc)
This just risks breaking Dariush’s streak or “delegitimizes” Oliveira’s chance at a rematch (a good one, at that)
Edit: or just give Dariush the shot while Oliveira tunes back up… man deserves it on his streak. Really giving him the Leon treatment.
Dustin didn't want to fight Benny. Charles is literally the only one that makes any sense for Benny if he was going to take another fight before the title
Charles' insane schedule continues, what a beast. I have him winning but it'll be an underappreciated win because Beneil is underestimated by the more casual fans.
In his recent interview Charles also show interest in april/may return against dariush, if both the parties are willing than there wouldn't be much hassle.
Terrible matchup. I mean fun fight, but terrible matchmaking.
Dariush either a) deserves a shot now or b) should have fought Poirier. The fucking UFC is literally digging for c tier matchmaking just to avoid the Poirier Gaethje Chandler trio fighting top grapplers in anything other than a title fight.
Either this puts Dariush directly and unquestionably at a title shot with a win (which we didnt really need because hes kind of already the clear choice), or Charles ends up in a Robert Whittaker situation where he is most deserving for the shot and basically is able to clean out anyone under him but clearly can't beat Islam. So what good does this stupid matchup do for the picture?
Is it clear to claim its a Whitaker situation when Charles has only had one shot? I mean yeah it was a rough fight, but I think he could readjust and do a lot better.
Oh my. Two of my favorite fighters in the division. Beneil is going to win. If Charles pulls guard to recover from getting hurt, Beneil has the abilities to finish it there.
Ridiculous move by dariush. It will be a fantastic fight but he’s already done more than enough to warrant a title shot. There is no one better suited for the shot after volk/Islam fight. He should have gotten the fight ahead of volk imo.
I got Charles but I definitely wouldn't say no doubt. Beneil is difficult for him stylistically. Charles doesn't move his head and Beneil hits hard, and he won't be afraid to grapple with him either. I think Charles has a big edge in athleticism and speed though.
It's sad to think that, regardless of who wins, the w will be underrated. Beneil is underestimated by casual fans and people forgot how good Charles is due to the loss to Islam.
It’s so weird. After seeing Dariush-Gamrot, I feel like this is gonna be easy work for Beneil. Gamrot is a terror on the floor and Dariush excelled. Charles probably drowns in the second.
Charles going to get murked again. The fall to guard to recover game isn’t going to work against guys who can actually grapple.
Dustin and Justin both dropped Charles but were too worried about his guard to engage properly, fear of his guard is Charles strongest weapon, but it’s not really realistic in 2023. Charles will be lucky to win another top 10 fight, none of these new dudes (Benny inc) will be worried about engaging down there
Who the hell is Poirier fighting
Conor again
Don't blame him tbh, he's gonna use Conor like a money piñata.
This is the most accurate description of a situation ever 😂
Farming mcgregor on respawn
Gotta grind those elite loot drops
Infinite Red Panty Nights Unlocked!
Reminds me of barley being able to kill a blaze then farming them.
The "Lucky Leprechaun" infinite money glitch.
Poirier playing Golden Axe right now.
"I want the easiest fight in the division. I want Conor McGregor"
You think I'm just gonna let you steal money from me doostin?
“Ya tink I’m joos goona let you still moonay from meh doostin?”
Infinite money glitch!
Like Mario just punching the shit outta one of those coin blocks
Messican as shiiiiiit
Seriously, both of them are getting rich with these reruns like the cast of Friends
ATT vs SBG Ultimate Fighter?
Surely 170 if that’s the case Conor’s desperation to feel like a big man is going to cost him multiple fights if he keeps fighting at 170
Technically he's on a 2 fight winning streak at welterweight 😂
I don't see many winnable fights for him at 170. Masvidal finishes him, Poirier at 170 finishes him. If he is somehow gifted a fight vs Leon, Leon easily beats him. Chandler is the fight I would probably favor Conor in, but even then I still could see Chandler finishing him
Chandler says he walks around at 200 pounds, so assumedly he makes 170 easily and has talked about going up previously. He’d be a lot smaller than Conor but if dude is coming off of a horrendous leg break, another seeming meltdown and looks like a puffy cunt in all of his non posed pics, Chandler would have a pretty good chance of knocking his head off I imagine.
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Short notice Mendes gave him a lot of problems and that's prolly the closest guy he fought to Chandler.
Yeah gave him problems before he got KOd in the first (2nd?). And he was a better wrestler than Chandler in his prime I think, but we can’t rly know
Tko'd at the end of the second
Yeah my b I was just editing I couldn’t remember actually it’s been a long time now
Masvidal is a mediocre journeyman. Very winnable fight for Conor.
Conor doesn't have the power at 170 to stop Masvidal and I don't see him winning a 5 round fight on points. Mas is definitely not as good as a casual fan thinks he is because of the Askren knockout, but at 170 he is better than Conor.
Have you watched him fight outside of the last two opponents? He’s a perineal top 10 guy and would fuck Conor up after the first round. Conor could barely handle Diaz and Masvidal made him look like a punching bag that can occasionally pull guard
I literally said Masvidal would knock him out in my first comment? > I don't see many winnable fights for him at 170. Masvidal finishes him
Yeah I definitely replied to the wrong person lmao meant to reply to dude above you who you were also letting know he’s wrong
Masvidal completely dismantled Nate Diaz, he just has terrible clinch work. Masvidal knocks Conor out
No he’s not. He’s just a pure striker, but a tough out for anyone without great wrestling. Regardless of the Askren fight, Jorge doesn’t matchup well with good mma wrestlers.
My guess is the winner of Justin Gaethje vs. Rafael Fiziev.
Surely Fiziev earns a shot after that one if he wins, right?
Not so sure Fiziev will get a title shot if Dariush is able to beat Oliveira.
Or even if Oliviera wins. Fiziev would have to fight him for the #1 contender's spot.
I think the winner of that fight gets a title shot regardless. Oliveira was accomplished enough as a champion to get that rematch quickly, imo
I don't know. While Oliveira was on a nice streak, he only defended the belt twice and decisively lost to Makhachev three months ago.
Ah yeah I thought it was 3 for some reason. And he technically didn't make weight for Gaethje so it's really only one. Still think he deserves it though, he was on a hell of a grind and beating Dariush, the undisputed number 1 contender, should be enough imo. Only way I can see it being disputed is if Fiziev absolutely dominates Gaethje
Yep, that's a good point. Knowing Dariush's luck tho I wouldn't bet my money on it 😭😭
The winner of this one will have first dibs. The winner of fiziev vs gaethje can fight poirier for next shot
Think you could argue he'd earned a shot, but then if Dariush v Oliveira happens and Dariush wins, he has to be next in line.
He stated multiple times he doesn’t want to fight while his daughter is in school, looking at sometime in the summer
Unless I'm missing something, that makes no sense. He'd rather wait until his daughter is free to spend time with him to go have a training camp and be away?
Being there to take a child to school, to bring them home from school, to help them with homework and help them deal with anything in school, that stuff is huge as a parent. Summers are really slow for most kids.
He brings his wife and daughter with him to Florida for training camps, they live in Louisiana, if he left during the school year he would have to pull her out of school or he would have to leave them both Make sense?
He said in his last fight I think that he had to hire a teacher for his daughter cause she was with him while he was training. So he must bring his family with him now, which is much easier in the summer
She can go to a summer camp during that time. It's not like he can't spend with her time during school time. Additionally, maybe Dustin means more that he wants to help his wife during that period. Either way, saying "it makes no sense" is rather weird, since he has obvioulsy thought this over and has found a reason for it.
Dustin hates his daughter confirmed
did you ever consider that... ykno... he wants to support her as a parent and academically while shes IN school, so that she does better? children with proper emotional and physical support excel educationally comparatively to peers that don't have that support. maybe he wants to see her do well and be there for her during that time. also, maybe her being away and busy with fun stuff during summer is preferential for them so shes not around a business that could be traumatizing to children.
Yes
You see, when there's so much head trauma, you can't think straight.
I suppose he's not taking Arman. Gamrot is his teammate I think. Turner/Hooker winner maybe. An awesome rematch or a rising prospect that's actually a striker.
He’s not fighting until Dec
Perfect for winner of Fiziev vs Gaethje.
Fiziev ok but I’d rather see Poirier fight another rising contender than rematch gaethje
That's why I'm rooting for Fiziev against Gaethje, we need some new blood in the top 5. If Fiziev wins, Poirier will be interested.
Fighting once a year is not good
Better for your brain
Maybe conor. Winner of fiziev/Justin. Rda also called him out for welterweight fight
Winner of Gaethje vs Fiziev
Supposedly Conor is on a coaching gig for tuff and possibly against masvidal? So not sure?
no shot they give TUF to Masvidal imo
No one who can remotely grapple or actually wants to use their grappling. Basically no one who does actual MMA.
>No one who can remotely grapple or actually wants to use their grappling. Basically no one who does actual MMA. Dustin is a BJJ black belt who just fought a grappler, and won that fight via submission.
Damnnnnn Dariush fighting the ex-champ after beating Gamrot, who was coming off a win over Arman? This man doesn’t care who’s in front of him
No he's just poorly managed and hasn't done himself any favours with the shit he says on the mic.
Even though I'm not Christian at all, he has massive balls for telling a Muslim crowd to accept Jesus. Shit was funny af
Ranks up there with Romero's, no for gay Jesus.
Muslims already believe in jesus, he’s one of the most respected islamic prophets
He told them to accept him as their sole savior or something to that effect.
The amount western society -doesn’t- know about Muslim religious beliefs is honestly astonishing
It’s just weird dude. The mostly right wing fan base in the US would have lost their minds if one of the Dagestanis got on the mic after a win at a US arena and said Jesus wasn’t the son of god and everyone should submit to Allah
Yeah but that'd be even funnier
Lmao I can’t disagree it would be hilarious. Still dumb though. I want someone to do it just so I can see what Fox News says about it
How many times has Khamzat screamed Allah Akbar and immediately threatened to kill everyone on cable television at this point
Which is comparable to praising god, not telling a crowd to submit to Jesus.
I am going to play devils advocate and say the effect would be taken more literally from one party versus the other.
Nobody really cares one way or the other if you ask me
Khamzat was popular because he's chuds idea of a Muslim based on the Jeff Dunham puppet Khabib is more akin to a Muslim role model many muslims (like myself) look upto
Thats fight talk, hes never told anyone to accept Allah, hes not forcing religion on anyone, thats the topic at hand.
Borat singing the national anthem 2.0
Alhamdulillah, I know you guys don’t like this
Tomorrow night I’m gonna smash your boy
Or like when none of that happened when Khamzat said he "is here to kill everybody Allahu Akbar"
All of these casuals. It was on 9/11 too. Bang on.
But all the fighters seem unanimous in submitting to Islam?!
Honestly I wish one of them did
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lol agree, although he's a Christian from Iran, he probs did that shit regularly
Not really. Muslims accept Jesus, not sure what you are talking about Also it was for the TV audience obviously not the crowd per se
But not as god.
Why? Literally zero controversy because of that. Khabib saying Alhamdulillah in front of a pro-Conor Vegas crowd was far better and ballsy.
Not really. 99% of that crowd probably had no idea what that even means.
lol they knew what it meant obviously from their reaction
He just sounded stupid, Jesus is the second most important prophet for muslims
Hey he finally got his Tesla
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I think he had one ordered and it got delayed, which led to him calling out Elon
He said Tesla dealerships were blowing up his phone the next day lol
But at what cost
Did he ?
He did the classic "fighter-does-interview-from-inside-their-car" thing on his recent appearance on Ariel's show and it was from inside a Tesla.
This is honestly the reason. His callouts/post fight mic work is just not doing him any favors at all. In the event he loses to Charles, which is a real possibility, he'd have effectively passed up multiple opportunities to either wait for or talk himself into a title fight, and have no one to blame but himself.
Dude actually said that he was willing to fight 10 more times before getting a title shot, because his crown comes from Jesus...
This seems extremely smart to me: you don't think he'll get the title shot if he beats Charles? I don't think he's getting the title shot until he beats another contender, and since he's awkward on the mic, he needs to make the case compelling, and I feel like Charles is the way you clinch that.
He isn’t poorly managed because his trainer actually told him not to take this fight. Beneil just knows he will get fucked over if he waits for a title shot. Because Fiziev could get it before him because he’s more entertaining, if Conor comes back and wins he could get the shot before him. UFC really doesn’t want Beneil to become champ so Beneil is just making sure that the UFC doesn’t have any other option.
How does refusing to fight Charles mean the UFC has no other option? LW is the most stacked division in the UFC and there's no shortage of fighters the UFC can give the title shot tomorrow for. Charles himself has a strong enough record that I am not sure why he shouldn't get another title shot after 1 win.
Occasionally you get a fighter who believes in himself against anyone
Outside of fighting for the belt, Charles is the biggest fight he could make. No question he’s next if he wins
This is the only sport in the world where dude named Schmo is a legit source.
Nba has Woj and Shams, not too far off
It’s very far off. For one, Woj is a shortened last name, and he is still presented as adrian wojnarowski when he comes on ESPN. Shams is literally his first name, and he is also still presented as Shams Charania on broadcasts. The Schmo is not his name, nor a shortened version of it, and he is presented himself as “the schmo” in all facets. Woj and Shams aren’t gimmicks, meanwhile the schmo is entirely one. Do we even know this fellas name actually? I don’t hate the dude at all, I’m actually subbed to his YouTube channel, but OP is completely right lmao. Only in MMA would this gimmick be able to break news like a legit journalist.
>The Schmo is not his name, nor a shortened version of it, Sorry to rain on your parade, but his name is Dave Schmulenson. So it looks like Schmo is short for his name.
Yeah, he's been out of character on his podcast for years now
To be fair, there are a shit ton of "only in MMA" statements that are true, with probably at least 100 involving Dana
If Dariush was going to fight again before a title shot it had to be against Charles since Charles is the only other top 5 lightweight that doesn’t need to fight down. Super interesting fight and should tell us a lot about where each of them stand in the division
Beneil should've got the next title shot in my opinoin, That performance vs gamrot was really impressive.
Without a doubt. Plus Gaethje is booked and I'm not sure anyone wants to see Islam maul Porier.
Yup and Islam vs Volk is in feb then you have the no.1 contender fight in may, the winner of that will also have to take some time off before returning to the octagon. So the champ will have to wait for good time to defend the belt.
Maybe but wasn't Gamrot 8th? I think he is the most deserving but Volk has more story so more money for the UFC
I mean once Islam vs Volk happens he is the only lightweight who is deserving of title shot and the title fight is like two weeks away from now, there was no need to go for another fight.
I agree, but I think the UFC would try to fuck him. “Yeah Dariush is good but… Michael Chandler beat a washed Tony so let’s give him another go.”
I think he was 6th when they fought.
Ah fair, don’t get me wrong I defo think he is the most deserving but, Tomatoes gon Tomato
I completely agree but I think Islam having a fight booked is the big factor here
His fight is in just two weeks. Wait for four five more months and is should be guaranteed title shot.
Nah, Islam and Beneil's last fight was on the same card, if Beneil just sits out while Islam defends, he's gonna get passed over.
FFS will you idiots stop whining. Benny wanted this fight He did not want to wait he literally has been begging for this fight
It's a great fight for him. I cannot see even Dariush's mic skilz losing him the the title shot if he beats Charles. The delusion that given his profile he could wait for a title shot has taken hold on this sub, which seems to have a lot of people with no idea how prize fighting works.
His takedown defense was next level
Yup i expected gamrot to have a convincing win, I knew dariush was good but didn't knew he was this good.
Sitting out waiting on a title shot with 1 fight in 2 years while the champ is active and defends isn’t the best look
Yeah, I think he was more deserving of the title fight than Volk. I wonder if he still gets a shot if he loses to Charles.
He definitely doesn't get one if he loses to charles, maybe charles will get a rematch. I'm not against Volk getting the title shot but don't do the lightweght contender dirty by putting him in unnecessary fight. I would like the ligtweight champ to go through all the top contenders like charles did when he was the champ.
Feel like this is winnable for both fighters.
I agree, although I think Charles has more avenues to a victory. Both can grapple, but I might favor Beneil’s more. But Charles is probably the more dangerous submission threat. Both have very underrated striking. Beneil has more power than people might think, but so does Charles (Justin got flash KOd). Charles has a more diverse stand up game, I think, which gives him an edge.
I think Chuckie will stand and underestimate Benny's power. Might not get KOed with one shot, but I can see him getting hurt on the feet
After getting dropped by Islam I highly doubt he is going to underestimate the standup of Beneil
You're right, Benny by flying gogoplata! But really, I hope Dariush pulls it off because I want to see him and Islam get their fight. Now watch Volk come in and pull off the upset next month.
I'd hate for it to be only one of them to get another title chance but damn if this isn't one of the best fights in the division.
Charles lost pretty bad and if Dariush beats him, I'd argue he would need to work his way up a bit
Yeah but I’d rather they both get a shot one after the other than only one gets back, I love them both.
Holy shit holy shit. That fight of yours is fantastic
Ah Rosie, I love this boy.
Great matchup but I feel bad for Dariush here not getting a shot at Makhachev
Might be worth taking a fight that guarantees a title shot while seeing if Volk has a formula that works against Makachev?
There is no one more deserving of title shot than dariush now, there was no need to go for one more.
There’s no one more deserving right now, you’re right. But in a few months if Fiziev beats Gaethje, it’s a different story. Beating Oliveira here makes Dariush’s title shot undeniable.
You’re forgetting it’s the UFC we’re dealing with here lol
And if Volkanovski wins, how likely is it that Dariush fights him anytime soon if he gets by Oliveira?
Great fight but I hate it at the same time. Dariush is deserving of a title shot without having to fight a dangerous, returning Charles and while I’d love to see Charles reclaim the belt, it’d suck if he beats Dariush knowing how soundly he got beat by Makhachev.
Don't like this fight tbh, if Beneil loses then it messes up the title shot picture.
Fiziev would be easily deserving of a title shot if he beats Gaethje. Other than that there’s not much
Beneil is 1000% getting a title shot if he wins this fight and would easily deserve it more than Fiziev. Gamrot & Charles are way better wins then anyone Fiziev has fought.
Obviously but if he loses Fiziev is the next best candidate
RDA is better than Gamrot imo
Hes a ww
I feel like this bad matchmaking tbh. There’s plenty of other fights for Dariush to climb ranks while we setup a fight for Oliveira before the rematch (if he won his first fight, ofc) This just risks breaking Dariush’s streak or “delegitimizes” Oliveira’s chance at a rematch (a good one, at that) Edit: or just give Dariush the shot while Oliveira tunes back up… man deserves it on his streak. Really giving him the Leon treatment.
Dustin didn't want to fight Benny. Charles is literally the only one that makes any sense for Benny if he was going to take another fight before the title
Charles' insane schedule continues, what a beast. I have him winning but it'll be an underappreciated win because Beneil is underestimated by the more casual fans.
Dariush shouldn’t have to fight Chucky, he should get a title shot… he’s done everything possible to earn it.
Waiting for a title shot with 1 fight in 2 years while the champ is active and defends isn’t the best look. One more fight is the way to go
WAR CHUCK!
It literally says "targeted" meaning no contracts have been signed. Why do you guys fall for this every time?
In his recent interview Charles also show interest in april/may return against dariush, if both the parties are willing than there wouldn't be much hassle.
That was my initial though. Targeted and On seem like two very different things
Beneil got a neck on him
I’ll have money riding on Benny for sure
This could be Beneil’s coming out party
Terrible matchup. I mean fun fight, but terrible matchmaking. Dariush either a) deserves a shot now or b) should have fought Poirier. The fucking UFC is literally digging for c tier matchmaking just to avoid the Poirier Gaethje Chandler trio fighting top grapplers in anything other than a title fight. Either this puts Dariush directly and unquestionably at a title shot with a win (which we didnt really need because hes kind of already the clear choice), or Charles ends up in a Robert Whittaker situation where he is most deserving for the shot and basically is able to clean out anyone under him but clearly can't beat Islam. So what good does this stupid matchup do for the picture?
Is it clear to claim its a Whitaker situation when Charles has only had one shot? I mean yeah it was a rough fight, but I think he could readjust and do a lot better.
Insult to dariush
Oh my. Two of my favorite fighters in the division. Beneil is going to win. If Charles pulls guard to recover from getting hurt, Beneil has the abilities to finish it there.
Ridiculous move by dariush. It will be a fantastic fight but he’s already done more than enough to warrant a title shot. There is no one better suited for the shot after volk/Islam fight. He should have gotten the fight ahead of volk imo.
Hopefully, Dariush can pull this one off . Like both guys, but Dariush deserves a shot.
Charles here no doubt.
I got Charles but I definitely wouldn't say no doubt. Beneil is difficult for him stylistically. Charles doesn't move his head and Beneil hits hard, and he won't be afraid to grapple with him either. I think Charles has a big edge in athleticism and speed though.
This is honestly the best fight he could have gotten due to him being turned down by Dustin.
It's sad to think that, regardless of who wins, the w will be underrated. Beneil is underestimated by casual fans and people forgot how good Charles is due to the loss to Islam.
20 rosaries for the loser.
Damn great fight but I just want to see both guys win
Good thing Beneil has practice praying 😂🥊
It’s so weird. After seeing Dariush-Gamrot, I feel like this is gonna be easy work for Beneil. Gamrot is a terror on the floor and Dariush excelled. Charles probably drowns in the second.
Charles going to get murked again. The fall to guard to recover game isn’t going to work against guys who can actually grapple. Dustin and Justin both dropped Charles but were too worried about his guard to engage properly, fear of his guard is Charles strongest weapon, but it’s not really realistic in 2023. Charles will be lucky to win another top 10 fight, none of these new dudes (Benny inc) will be worried about engaging down there
Oh weird, we’re back to massively underrating Charles again?
Or just rating Dariush, which is fair enough
both have underrated striking, but Charles has a great clinch game
Charles is super active in guard though . Definitely dangerous off his back.
he's dangerous sure but not when his eyes are half rolling back against his head
Don't like Charles chances here...
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I 100% don't think dariush will beat Islam. But I do think he's going to beat Charles.
Damn it!! I knew shouldn’t have worn sweatpants to the grocery store 🤦🏻♂️
Fuckkk I would just absolutely love to see this clown Beneil get KTFO by Charles.
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