UFC light-weight contender Beneil Dariush prompted one of many wildest on-air reactions in UFC historical past from Joe Rogan and Daniel Cormier.
Lightweights Beneil Dariush and Drakkar Klose had been combating for High 15 competition on the undercard of UFC 248. Each lightweights entered the bout with spectacular win streaks, however the battle itself didn’t immediate lofty expectations from the UFC fan base.
As Dariush and Klose entered the Octagon at UFC 248, few might’ve predicted the madness that may ensue.
Dariush vs. Klose barely had any boring moments so long as the battle lasted. The 2 lightweights handled followers to an absolute slugfest in a ‘Combat of the 12 months’ candidate in 2020.
Beneil Dariush’s legendary knockout led to Joe Rogan/Daniel Cormier meme
Virtually instantly after the battle began, Dariush and Klose opted to battle in a rhetorical ‘telephone sales space’ in a wild flurry of punches. However Klose secured the higher moments early, placing Dariush on the verge of a knockout loss with tempo and stress.
Dariush was in a position to overcome Klose’s Spherical 1 barrage, however needed to face up to one other flurry in Spherical 2 from his opponent. Someway, Dariush was in a position to battle out of it and survive, on the behest of an exhausted Klose.
Dariush rallied from being up towards the cage, to forcing Klose on the again foot within the opening minute of the second spherical. Along with his rival exhausted, Dariush landed a large punch to Klose’s chin that knocked him out immediately.
The knockout stays one of many wildest come-from-behind wins in UFC historical past. Joe Rogan and Daniel Cormier‘s reactions beneath will inform you the story of how the battle performed out.
Dariush earned a ‘Efficiency of the Evening’ bonus and prolonged his four-fight profitable streak within the light-weight division. He’d go on to win 4 extra fights earlier than his eight-fight streak ended towards Charles Oliveira at UFC 289.
As for Klose, he stays a harmful out for the highest lightweights within the UFC. He’s traded wins and losses in recent times, defeating the likes of Joe Solecki, Joaquim Silva, and Christos Giagos.
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Dariush will face UFC fan favourite Renato Moicano at UFC 317 later this month as he appears to get again into the light-weight title combine. Dariush and Moicano had been alleged to sq. off at UFC 311 earlier this yr, earlier than a last-second switch-up at the top of the card compelled Moicano out of the battle.
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Dariush returns after back-to-back losses to Oliveira and Arman Tsarukyan in 2023. He hasn’t received since a unanimous choice victory over Mateusz Gamrot at UFC 280.
