Overview

• Dariush is booked to face Benoit Saint-Denis at UFC 322 on Nov. 15 in New York.
• He is coming off a unanimous decision over Renato Moicano at UFC 317 and is ranked inside the lightweight top 10.
• Dariush says he believes he is the best in the world and views a decisive performance as the way to make a title path unavoidable.
• He revealed there were talks about a Mateusz Gamrot rematch and said he expects it to happen in the future with higher stakes.
• His push comes in a division where consistent contenders have been passed over, with past examples including Tony Ferguson, Arman Tsarukyan and short-notice title shots for Alexander Volkanovski.