Five months later, Beneil Dariush says he wasn’t himself when he fought Charles Oliveira.
Dariush (22-5-1 MMA, 16-5-1 UFC) saw his eight-fight winning streak snapped this past June when he was stopped by former champion Oliveira in the first round at UFC 289. Although Dariush was able to take down Oliveira (34-9 MMA, 22-9 UFC) early, he was rather critical of his performance.
“Just I didn’t show up that night,” Dariush told MMA Junkie. “No matter how I look at it, I just didn’t show up that night. That’s the best way I could put it unfortunately. I wish I did. I wish I put on a better performance and I was more myself, but I just didn’t look good. I can’t think of anything I did well.”
