Beneil Dariush is forgoing surgery on the injured leg that kept him out of his fight against Islam Makhachev at UFC Vegas 49 this past Saturday.
Dariush suffered a broken fibula during a training session and was forced to withdraw from the event. Makhachev met a short-notice replacement in Bobby Green, who he defeated via first-round technical knockout.
Despite the severity of his injury, Dariush has decided to forgo surgery and focus on the physical therapy needed to heal his ankle. The No. 4 ranked lightweight contender spoke to Brett Okamoto of ESPN on Wednesday and revealed that his recovery time will now be a few weeks as opposed to the few months he was preparing for.