Beneil Dariush believes Khabib Nurmagomedov is trying to create a little drama between him and Islam Makhachev ahead of their highly anticipated lightweight bout at UFC Fight Night 203.
Khabib claims Makhachev will receive a ‘double bonus’ if he is able to finish Dariush but, according to Dariush, he, too, will receive the exact same bonus if he gets the stoppage on Feb. 26.
“I don’t know if I feel like I’m in competition with him (Khabib), but I feel like, maybe, he’s trying to do a little bit of a drama show,” Dariush told ESPN’s Brett Okamoto during a recent interview (h/t Harvey Leonard of MMA News).