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

Beneil Dariush was all laughs ahead of UFC 311 as he even tested out some trash talk material about Renato Moicano (sort of).

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.

UFC lightweight contender Renato Moicano plans on a dominant display against Beneil Dariush at Saturday’s UFC 311.

Beneil Dariush is being taken care of, as Dana White had promised. Dariush was originally scheduled to fight Renato Carneiro at UFC 311 on Saturday at the Intuit Dome in Las Vegas. However, the card saw some turbulence on the day of the weigh-ins when the main event fell through.

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.

Dan Hooker expects Renato Moicano to struggle against Beneil Dariush at UFC 311. Lightweights Moicano (20-5-1 MMA, 12-5 UFC) and Dariush (22-6-1 MMA, 16-6-1 UFC) square off in a lightweight bout on Jan. 18 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. ( ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+).

Grant Dawson made his case to be Beneil Dariush's next opponent at UFC 311. The Top 20 UFC lightweight is now riding a three-fight win streak after dominating a seasoned UFC veteran 10 years his elder in Diego Ferreira.