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Beneil Dariush was on the cusp of a title shot not long ago, but after UFC on ESPN 52 his place in the contender picture is fading.
Dariush (22-6-1 MMA, 16-6-1 UFC) suffered a first-round knockout loss to Arman Tsarukyan (21-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC) in Saturday’s lightweight headliner at Moody Center in Austin, Texas, putting him on a two-fight skid.