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Mike Bohn

Beneil Dariush issues statement on TKO loss to Charles Oliveira at UFC 289

Beneil Dariush is keeping positive in the aftermath of a high-stakes loss to Charles Oliveira in the UFC 289 co-headliner.

Dariush (22-5-1 MMA, 16-5-1 UFC) saw his eight-fight winning streak come to an abrupt end Saturday when he suffered a first-round TKO loss to former champ Oliveira (34-9 MMA, 22-9 UFC) in their lightweight bout at Rogers Arena in Vancouver.

It was a rough result for Dariush, who claimed pre-fight that he was assured a title fight with Islam Makhachev if he got his hand raised. That didn’t happen, though, and Dariush now must rebuild.

In his first comments since the fight, Dariush said he will “be back” (via Instagram).

I’m ok. I’ll heal up and be back. #allglorytoGod✝️

Dariush’s loss to Oliveira was his first setback since March 2018. He’s never lost two fights in a row during his MMA career and certainly won’t want to experience that for the first time when he next steps in the cage.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 289.

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