Charles Oliveira put himself within touching distance of a lightweight title shot by knocking out Beneil Dariush at UFC 289.
Oliveira came out aggressively as the fight got underway and the Brazilian seemed to catch Dariush by surprise with a big head kick. Dariush held his own after Oliveira’s early flurry as the American scored the first takedown of the fight and landed some heavy ground and pound.
Dariush continued to throw some big punches on the ground but Oliveira managed to get back to his feet and put together some good combinations on the feet. 'Do Bronx' had Dariush on wobbly legs after landing a big head kick and the American desperately tried to shoot for a takedown to recover. Oliveira denied the takedown attempt and reigned down hammer-fists which forced referee Jason Herzog to stop the fight as Dariush was unable to defend himself.
