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.

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.

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

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

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

Everything you need to know about the UFC 311 pay-per-view fight card lightweight bout: Beneil Dariush Vs. Renato Moicano - Preview, odds, picks, predictions and more.

Although Renato Moicano likes and respects his UFC 311 opponent Beneil Dariush, he plans on beating him up badly. The UFC lightweight contender made it clear that he plans on stopping Dariush (22-6-1 MMA,

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.