It wasn’t long ago that Beneil Dariush was ranked as one of the top 15 lightweights in the world with an impressive 8-2 run to start his UFC career, including wins over Jim Miller, Michael Johnson and James Vick.
“As a fighter, if you don’t have the chin to take a punch — if you can’t take a punch and your chin doesn’t hold up — what’s the point?” Dariush said ahead of his return to action at UFC Fight Night in Wichita on March 9.