Beneil Dariush just started easing his way back into contact training, and he’s ready to book a fight.
In 2023, Dariush (22-6-1 MMA, 16-6-1 UFC) suffered back-to-back first-round knockout losses to Charles Oliveira in June, then Arman Tsarukyan in December. The setbacks forced Dariush to take some time off to let his brain heal, which he took seriously by only undergoing light training in the past few months.
“The whole goal was to be patient and to rest my body and most importantly my brain,” Dariush told MMA Junkie Radio. “Everybody around me was telling me to rest. So, I said I wouldn’t do anything too crazy.
