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

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.

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

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

Top-10 Lightweights meet on the UFC 311 Main Card. Check the UFC odds series for our Dariush-Moicano prediction and pick.

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.

Read the recent MMA news and rumors about Beneil Dariush for fantasy fighting. Beneil Dariush will be looking to get back in the win

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,

Israel Adesanya has not entered the octagon since last August when he suffered a fourth-round submission loss to Dricus du Plessis at UFC 305.