When Arman Tsarukyan pulled out of Saturday’s main event against lightweight champion Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC), the UFC needed a replacement opponent. The two most worthy candidates were Dariush (22-6-1 MMA, 16-6 UFC) and Renato Moicano, who were scheduled to face each other on the main card.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Grant Dawson beat Diego Ferreira with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 311 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. Take a look inside the fight with Dawson, who beat Ferreira more than three years after the first time they were booked.

Beneil Dariush was left disappointed after a possible shot at the UFC lightweight title went to his rival instead of himself. But, as he explained, his reaction

Beneil Dariush puts out a statement after his opponent Renato Moicano stepped in to fight UFC Champ Islam Makhachev.

Beneil Dariush was left without an opponent, but Dana White promised to ‘take care’ of him. Grant Dawson put on a dominant display as he outpointed Carlos Diego Ferreira at UFC 311. The 23-2-1 lightweight contender picked up unanimous 30-27 scorecards from the cageside judges before using his post-fight mic time to make a call out.

Beneil Dariush recently shared a candid account of how he mistakenly believed he would step in to face Islam Makhachev for the UFC lightweight title at UFC 311.

Beneil Dariush has broken his silence following losing his UFC 311 fight against Renato Moicano after the Brazilian was upgraded to fight Islam Makhachev.

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.

Top-10 Lightweights meet on the UFC 311 Main Card. Check the UFC odds series for our Dariush-Moicano prediction and pick.

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.

Things are heating up again between Renato Moicano and a bitter lightweight rival following his main event loss at UFC 311.

UFC lightweight Beneil Dariush is without a fight following the UFC 311 main event shake-up, with Arman Tsarukyan pulling out of the headliner.