In one of the more underrated Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight matchups of 2016, rising title threat Beneil Dariush faced off against Russian striker Rashid Magomedov last night (Sat., Nov. 5, 2016) at UFC Fight Night 98 live on FOX Sports 1 from inside Arena Ciudad de México in Mexico City, Mexico. Dariush, 27, was coming off a knockout finish of James Vick back in June, while Magomedov, 32, came into the bout riding a 12-fight win streak.
While Magomedov offered some sound takedown defense throughout the contest, he did little to impress on the judges' scorecards. Instead, Dariush pressed the action, pinned the Russian against the cage and was always first to the punch.