Beneil Dariush is enjoying his best run in years, but can’t seem to net a ranked opponent. Dariush (18-4-1 MMA, 12-4-1 UFC) faces Scott Holtzman at UFC on ESPN+ 32, which takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. It took a while for the fight to get finalized since Dariush was in the midst of negotiating a new contract. He’s won four in a row and is coming off three straight “Performance of the Night” bonuses, which Dariush believes should warrant a bump in pay. But Dariush explained that while he has a great relationship with UFC matchmaker Sean Shelby, there just weren’t any ranked opponents available for him to fight.
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