Beneil Dariush has voiced his concern for past-foe, former interim lightweight champion, Tony Ferguson, claiming he witnessed what he described as a “glitch” in their UFC 262 clash back in 2021, calling for the Oxnard native to truly consider retiring from the sport.
Dariush, the current number four ranked lightweight contender, has been sidelined since he featured in the co-main event of UFC 289 back in June, suffering a first round ground strikes TKO loss to former undisputed champion, Charles Oliveira in the pair’s championship eliminator.
The defeat saw Iranian-born grappler, Dariush’s impressive eight fight winning run halted – having most recently turned in a one-sided unanimous decision win over recent UFC Vegas 79 headliner, Mateusz Gamrot back in October of last year.