"Beneil Dariush deserves the lightweight title next, not Alexander Volkanovski" - Fighters rally behind 'Benny' after clinical victory over Mateusz Gamrot at UFC 280Â
Giga Chikadze picks fighter previously scheduled to fight both Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev as next lightweight title challenger - "I don't think there is any question about who’s next"
"UFC always checks us first"– Beneil Dariush on "stupid" weigh-in that cost Charles Oliveira his belt, recalls his own incident with "drama queen" official in Texas
"Obviously, it sucks for me" - Beneil Dariush admits being "butthurt" after Alexander Volkanovski was named the official backup fighter for the lightweight title fight at UFC 280Â
"I'm putting myself in this position so no one else takes it away from me" - Alexander Volkanovski addresses Beneil Dariush claiming to be backup fighter for UFC 280 headliner
"If he's willing to vacate the 145lbs belt, it makes sense" – Beneil Dariush weighs in on Alexander Volkanovski potentially cutting ahead of him for lightweight title shot
"Colossal whopper of a lie" - Chael Sonnen thought Beneil Dariush was lying about being a backup for Islam Makhachev vs. Charles Oliveira, but this is what changed his mind
"If Charles pulls out, Beneil Dariush will be there to be the backup"- Ali Abdelaziz suggests Beneil Dariush as the backup for the main event at UFC 280
"Beneil Dariush has done everything to become the number one contender, except..." - Chael Sonnen on why Dariush's chances of title contention remain uncertain
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