VANCOUVER, British Columbia – There’s a lot going on in the UFC’s lightweight division. Despite the big-name fights in the horizon, it seems the promotion has a plan.
According to Beneil Dariush, the UFC brass has promised him the next shot at the lightweight title if victorious against former UFC champion Charles Oliveira this Saturday in the co-main event of UFC 289.
“That is correct,” Dariush told MMA Junkie at the UFC 289 media say on Wednesday. “I spoke with Hunter (Campbell) when they rebooked this fight and that’s what they said, that I will be No. 1 contender.”
