Grant Dawson made his case to be Beneil Dariush's next opponent at UFC 311. The Top 20 UFC lightweight is now riding a three-fight win streak after dominating a seasoned UFC veteran 10 years his elder in Diego Ferreira.

👏Beneil Dariush announces that the UFC will pay him both his SHOW and WIN money following the UFC 311 main event change: “It’s excellent, I can’t complain. They’re giving me both show and win money…I appreciate Dana, I appreciate the UFC, I appreciate Hunter”

UFC lightweight contender Renato Moicano plans on a dominant display against Beneil Dariush at Saturday’s UFC 311.

On the main card of UFC 311, we will see a big time lightweight matchup between two top ten lightweight contenders heading in opposite directions. On one hand you have ninth ranked Beneil Dariush (22-6-1) who is looking to snap his losing streak and on the other hand you have Renato Moicano (20-5-1) who is looking to continue his surge towards title contention.

UFC lightweight contender Beneil Dariush has been removed from the UFC 311 fight card due to a last-minute shakeoff. Originally slated to face Renato Moicano, Dariush's bout was canceled when Moicano was promoted to the main event to challenge reigning lightweight champion Islam Makhachev.

Beneil Dariush puts out a statement after his opponent Renato Moicano stepped in to fight UFC Champ Islam Makhachev. Beneil Dariush won't be among the fighters making the walk tomorrow for UFC 311. It was supposed to be a home game in L.