Serra-Longo's Al Iaquinta and Kings MMA's Beneil Dariush are two of the hottest prospects in the UFC's lightweight division. Now they're looking towards each other for their next test.
MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani reported Wednesday on UFC Tonight that Iaquinta wants to put his impressive win streak on the line against Dariush sometime in July, ideally at either UFC 189 on July 11 or UFC Fight Night 71 on July 15. And according to Dariush's manager Ali Abdel-Aziz, either of those ideas sound just fine.
With the momentum of competing four-fight win streaks at their backs, Iaquinta (12-3-1) and Dariush (11-1) are currently jostling for the same space at the lower end of the UFC's top-15 lightweight rankings.