Media Dariush is looking forward to testing Oliveira's grappling

Ah yeah, you reminded me that I actually scored that for Oliveira too via being active from the bottom <Lmaoo>

Also, I agree that Dariush just nullified Gamrot, he didn't out grapple him on the ground. If anything, he got out grappled in round one and avoided it in round 2 and 3. Still impressive of course.

Both guys are great at what they do. They're very different grapplers, though. I slightly favor dariush here, but I can't help but root for charles. I like both guys a lot and I kind of wish they weren't fighting. I wanted Dariush vs. Islam and Charles vs. Arman.
 
Gamrot said that Beneil not wanting to engage in grappling with him, while always trying in other fights (which Gamrot banked on and didn't have another game plan), felt good in the sense that it was a compliment to Gamrot's grappling ability.
If Beneil wants to roll with Oliveira but didn't want to do the same with Gamrot that means something.

I like both Dariush and Oliveira. I hope for a good scrap :) I'm rooting a bit more for Benny since he deserves the title fight.
Because Gamrot is physically stronger than Beneil and Charles. It's risky engaging in grappling with a stronger guy when it's only a three round fight. If the opponent stops a takedown or two and gets some control time, you could be giving a round or two away. In five rounds, even if your first couple takedowns are stuffed, you can hope to tire the opponent out and take advantage in the later rounds. Beneil is not going to be worried about Charles defending takedowns.
 
Both guys are great at what they do. They're very different grapplers, though. I slightly favor dariush here, but I can't help but root for charles. I like both guys a lot and I kind of wish they weren't fighting. I wanted Dariush vs. Islam and Charles vs. Arman.
Our diva wants to fight Leon and stopped mentioning Dariush after they announced Conor vs Chandler TUF lol. And you got Poirier who refused to fight Dariush and probably refused to fight Arman as well. Got the Gaethje fight in Utah and prob gonna gas out and get KOd. Then 25 minutes to make life fair rants on Twitter. Oliveira and Dariush like the chads they are, don't give a fuck and will fight regardless.
 
Here's another fun fact:
Charles Oliveira has ZERO wins over undisputed UFC lightweight champions.

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Because he never fought them lol. Would sub Conor and beat RDA as well. He can't fight Penn and Edgar beat him when he was young. Khabib retired. Just the circumstances really lol.
 
I think Charles is going to beat Dariush in an impressive fashion. He is better in striking and better in submissions. Dariush maybe is better in wrestling and patience, but that's it. Charles will bring the heat and we'll see what Dariush is made of.

Yeah and Arman also lost to Gamrot. He belongs nowhere near a top 5 fight.

Fiziev got battered by Gaethje in the last 2 rounds. He was;t close to winning in the slightest. He was closer to getting dropped and finished if anything.

Beneil loses when it really matters and his winning run is full of nobodies. His best win in his entire career is a one dimensional Gamrot.
Arman didn't lose to Gamrot, he was robbed. Different things.
Mateusz Gamrot def. Arman Tsarukyan :: UFC on ESPN 38 :: MMA Decisions
 
It's just Dariush responding to Dustin ducking him. Clever way of roasting him. He didn't want that smoke. Now he's fighting Gaethje again and no new contenders. Just the same people rematching over and over again.

Criticizing him and also poked at him for avoiding new contenders like Arman (Dariush also accepted a fight with Arman after Oliveira pulled out). Which fighters at the top should be doing -- fighting down in the rankings and welcoming new contenders as well. Dariush probably had enough and just saying it like how it is. And I love that.

You guys still crying that Arman isn't getting shot??? Jesus, I've never seen a more entitled and delusional fan base. Let me make this very clear for you. Arman is not a contender, he's done very little in the division to even deserve a big fight. He's a top 10 fighter moving his way up, he owns ZERO top 10 wins and flopped the first big fight he got vs Gamrot. And don't even get started, he lost a close fight so get over it.

He's got absolutely no business fighting Dustin Poirier. Do you even understand the different level these guys are at?? Poirier is a legitimate star coming of massive fights. And he's suppose to go down the rankings and fight Arman, who does absolutely nothing for him?? Get real buddy, aint gonna happen. Makes zero sense.

Secondly, he's not rematching the same people over again, wake up. He fought Gaethje when they were both moving up the ranks over 5 years ago. They are the two highest ranked guys next to Charlie and they should be fighting. There is no fight that make more sense.

Poirier is in a unique position where he can call the shots and take the fights that are most lucrative for him. And you know why? Cause he's a big draw and hasnt lost to anyone aside Khabib and Olivera. You have wishful thinking is you think top ranked LWs should be fighting down that low, it's not their responsibility to give those guys a shot. They onus is on the them to work their way up and be worthy of a big fight. Fiziev did that and he got Gaethje, in which he lost. Dariush accepted Arman, because he's not in the same position as Poirier.
 
I think Charles is going to beat Dariush in an impressive fashion. He is better in striking and better in submissions. Dariush maybe is better in wrestling and patience, but that's it. Charles will bring the heat and we'll see what Dariush is made of.


Arman didn't lose to Gamrot, he was robbed. Different things.
Mateusz Gamrot def. Arman Tsarukyan :: UFC on ESPN 38 :: MMA Decisions

Yeah most had it by one round to either guy but it was a "robbery" LOL.

Makes sense
 
Arman and Islam fought fucking 4 years ago. It was Arman's debut and on short notice, Islam wasn't nowhere near the title.
Fiziev arguably beat Gaethje but whatever on that.
Yes, Beneil fights the new contenders unlike Dustin. And Gamrot fought Jalin after that. Thanks for reminding that.

Fiziev arguably beat Gaethje?? In what fantasy world of yours did that happen?? He got the snot beat out of him, it was a clear Gaethje win.

Let me make this clear to you again, Dustin Poirier has no business fighting these guys that do absolutely nothing for him. How do you not understand that???
 
Benny has that habit of trading with his chin in the air so I'm never fully confident in him, but this Charles run was lightning in a bottle to me and he's due for a losing streak.

Anytime Charles can't rely on his grappling to save his ass he gets dealt with. That's just the facts. If Dariush gets hurt he can actually survive on the ground unlike some of these other guys.

The only thing is I can also see Charles catching Dariush in an exchange and putting Benny out. This is a fun fight. I'm taking Benny by 3rd round stoppage.
 
Fiziev arguably beat Gaethje?? In what fantasy world of yours did that happen?? He got the snot beat out of him, it was a clear Gaethje win.

Let me make this clear to you again, Dustin Poirier has no business fighting these guys that do absolutely nothing for him. How do you not understand that???

Plenty of people scored the fight for Fiziev. Watch the 2nd round again. It was very close.
 
If Dariush focuses primarily and grappling against Oliveira, it's gonna be a better path to victory imo. As dangerous as Oliveira is, Beneil is world class, extremely high level. He can avoid danger more competently there than he could standing and trading with Charles.

Charles best route to victory is a ko.
 
If Dariush focuses primarily and grappling against Oliveira, it's gonna be a better path to victory imo. As dangerous as Oliveira is, Beneil is world class, extremely high level. He can avoid danger more competently there than he could standing and trading with Charles.

Charles best route to victory is a ko.
The problem is can Dariush really impose his will on Oliveira like that?
I think the only way he could would be to seriously hurt him on the feet first like Islam and follow him to the ground . But Dariush is hittable , and tends to be willing to get into brawls when a fight devolves into one .

If Olives sets the pace early and keeps the momentum going I don't see Dariush getting out of that without serious trouble at the very least. I think Olive's Muay Thai stance and pressure will put Dariush on the back foot, the fight will devolve into a brawl and Charles will get the W.
Can't wait for this fight though
 
Olivera is better every where than anybody Dariush has ever faced and beating him will be the signature win he needs for a title shot if he can get it done. Dariush has only one advantage and that is his wrestling as Islam has shown. I am picking Charles by KO, but it might be a sub as well.
 
Plenty of people scored the fight for Fiziev. Watch the 2nd round again. It was very close.

It was close for those that wanted it to be close. But Gaethje won round 2 and very clearly round 3. 20/30 media had it for Gatehje. It wasn't a blow out and a competitive fight, but I think a clear win for Gaethje.
 
You guys still crying that Arman isn't getting shot??? Jesus, I've never seen a more entitled and delusional fan base. Let me make this very clear for you. Arman is not a contender, he's done very little in the division to even deserve a big fight. He's a top 10 fighter moving his way up, he owns ZERO top 10 wins and flopped the first big fight he got vs Gamrot. And don't even get started, he lost a close fight so get over it.
While I agree with you, that Arman needs to do and show a little more = win fights, I think he is quite a bad matchup for Islam.
It is one of these styles make fights and Arman can nullify Islam, just like Volks did. I thought the first round was quite even and Arman won the second round (also on one judges scorecard). He should have paced him self better and he made a mistake by not keeping it standing in the third. He was winning the striking and outlanded Islam 90-53. Both have developed now and maybe they will have full camps, not short notice, debut fight like last time. That’s why I would like to see this match up again. Poirier can skip him.
Maybe we get to see Arman vs. Islam next year, after Islam loses his belt in october? ;)
 
Which undisputed Lightweight champ did you expect him to beat? lol. I've never seen anyone call him the LW goat, but I have seen people say that he was getting close to it.
Anthony Pettis and Frankie Edgar were both lightweight champions (not when he fought them) and he lost to both of them. And now Islam is the lightweight champ. So Oliveira is 0-3 in his career against fighters that have held the undisputed lightweight title. For the record, he's also 0-1 against featherweight champions too (Holloway). I actually think that is pretty significant, in terms of his legacy. You don't have to agree with me, but that is just how I personally feel.
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And before the Islam fight, there were a TON of people on here saying he was the lightweight GOAT.
During his long win-streak, he certainly looked unstoppable. But he's always been a very inconsistent fighter.
 
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