Beneil Dariush may have found a new opponent after his UFC 311 distaster. The long-time lightweight contender was supposed to fight Renato Moicano at the Intuit Dome in California on Saturday night – but he was taken off the card after an injury-induced reshuffle.

Arman Tsarukyan is understandably devastated after having to withdraw from his first UFC championship fight at the last minute.

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.

Beneil Dariush’s last outing was against Arman Tsarukyan at UFC on ESPN: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan. Tsarukyan defeated Beneil Dariush via KO at 1:04 of Round 1. Tsarukyan landed a devastating right ...

Arman Tsarukyan's year is not starting off as he planned.

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.

Standing out in the UFC's lightweight division is a tall order. It's the sport's deepest and most star-studded talent pool. Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier, Charles Oliveira and Max Holloway are among the high-profile fighters who have fought in the division and for the title in the last seven years.

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

Who wins, who loses and who shrugs his shoulders and continues on unfazed after UFC 311's wild flurry of news?

UFC 311’s pay-per-view (PPV) main event was supposed to be a rematch for the Lightweight title, pitting dominant champion, Islam Makhachev, against Arman Tsarukyan. These two fought back in 2019 with Makhachev earning a hard fought decision over Tsarukyan.

Islam Makhachev closed out UFC 311 with a first-round submission win over Renato Moicano to defend his UFC lightweight championship from the Intuit Dome