Himself revealing how he received and accepted an offer to fight for undisputed lightweight gold back in October against Islam Makhachev, former interim champion, Dustin Poirier then received no update from the promotion – and incoming UFC Austin main event star, Beneil Dariush has suffered the same fate, in the form of a failed pairing to fight Poirier on two occasions this month.
Dariush, the current number four ranked lightweight contender, has been sidelined since he co-headlined UFC 289 back in June in Canada, suffering the snapping of his eight fight winning run, in the form of a stunning opening round TKO loss to former undisputed champion, Charles Oliviera.