Dariush is not one of the top 4/5 best lightweights in the world

[StormGymLuton]

Well I don't believe so. Apart from beating Tony's leftover corpse his best win is a split decision over number 10 ranked, nearly 37 year old Carlos Diego Ferreira, who then went on to get TKO'ed by Gregor Gillespie in 2 rounds

Id probably favour at least 10-15 lightweights in the world over him

 

[Ares Black]

He has two wins over Ferreira.

 

[JustOnce]

Well I don't believe so. Apart from beating Tony's leftover corpse his best win is a split decision over number 10 ranked, nearly 37 year old Carlos Diego Ferreira

Id probably favour at least 10-15 lightweights in the world over him

Wrong.

 

[TeenageMutantLesnarTurtle]

Top 10 but not top 5 imo.

 

[executionermma]

Rankings are not subjective. It's about accomplishments within the weight class. Regardless of some of y'all opinions, Dariush is rightfully top 5.
He is on a 7 fight win streak with 4 finishes, and he was the one to stop Diego's 6 fight win streak.
The only explanation for so many people underrating Dariush to this point is that you have no idea who Diego Ferreira is and how good he was looking going to that fight.
Diego stopped both Mairbek Taisumov and Rustam Khabilov 6 fight win streaks and did it convincingly, pressuring and beating both to the punch while being primarily a grappler. Then he went on to dominate and submit Anthony Pettis by RNC - and if you know anything about Pettis he is one of the best back escapers in MMA history, he even survived Charles Oliveira getting to his back early on.

Also, the "split" in that decision was BS. Dariush definitely won the fight, and arguably 30-27, although i don't recall what i personally scored (between 29-28 and 30-27 Dariush). MMA media was unanimously for Dariush and mostly giving him all 3 rounds: http://www.mmadecisions.com/decision/11681/Beneil-Dariush-vs-Diego-Ferreira
Same goes for fan scoring.

 

[kalabula]

I really think you can, in hindsight, look at any fighter and poke holes in there resume. A lot of ppl consider Khabib the best LW ever or Fedor and Jon top 2 GOATS. Even then, there’s a ton of criticism of their resumes.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

It’s kind of like how Lil Nog lasted so long in the rankings after beating the husk of Rashad Evans in a patty cake game

 

[Question]

He's a great fighter!
There's a few reasons he's overlooked.
-His look, he looks a lot older and doesn't have an imposing figure.
-Doesn't have a lot of charisma to be a star, so the normal fans don't know much about him.
-Most importantly, pretty bad losses. He's been finished in all 4 of them.
The first loss was against against Ramsey Nijem(10-9 record) who was a mid-tier fighter, Beneil was winning until he got caught and TKO'd.
The second loss was against Chiesa, which isn't bad since he's a pretty good fighter.
The third was a brutal KO by Barboza in a competitive fight. That lauched him in a pretty bad 3 fight skid(one was a draw against Dunham).
The fourth loss was a 1st round KO of Hernandez who's an ok prospect, but hasn't shown that he's championship caliber. At the time it was Hernandez's debut, he was unranked and pretty unknown to most. This loss sent Beneil out of the rankings.
3 fight skid:

I think he's great and has shown he's pretty elite at times, he just made some bad decisions in certain fights.
He has another oppurtunity to shine against Islam.

 

[Prince Nephilim]

He’s still a step up for Islam. Food for sharks or not

 

[SwagJuice]

Well I don't believe so. Apart from beating Tony's leftover corpse his best win is a split decision over number 10 ranked, nearly 37 year old Carlos Diego Ferreira, who then went on to get TKO'ed by Gregor Gillespie in 2 rounds

Id probably favour at least 10-15 lightweights in the world over him

Then name those 10-15 lightweights.

 

[RiotWyatt]

Beating Tony is good. Tony was on a two fight streak but against the very elite.

Ferreira was on a six fight win streak against guys like Taisumov and Khabilov who were on long win streaks as well.

Drakkar hasn't fought since losing to Dariush but he was 5-1 at the time, riding a 3 win streak.

Dober is also a good name.

 

[FriskyRandy]

He's a great fighter and I like him. I agree though. I think he's a case of recently going on a roll and being hot, but I don't think he can beat any true top 5 in the division.

Islam's going to hate fuck him.

 

[MCS]

1-4: Poirier, Oliveira, Islam, Gaethje
5. Dariush or Chandler

I don't think he's lower because it gets to Tony and Hooker after that. Before a guy like Tsarukyan or Alvarez takes their spot. But I also think the 1-4 beat Dariush.

 

[old school 2]

He’s still a step up for Islam. Food for sharks or not

Hooker was a better win for Islam. Hooker went toe to toe with the best LW in the world (Poirier) a little over a year ago for 5 rounds and Islam went through him like a Kardashian through condoms.

 

[Colemanstove]

10/15 lightweights could beat him sure..
Favoring 10/15 over him is a exaggeration to say the least.

 

[old school 2]

1-4: Poirier, Oliveira, Islam, Gaethje
5. Dariush or Chandler

I don't think he's lower because it gets to Tony and Hooker after that. Before a guy like Tsarukyan or Alvarez takes their spot. But I also think the 1-4 beat Dariush.

Agreed but Chandler has definitely faced and beat better competition and Hooker might even be in the conversation.

 

[Evangelion]

Then name those 10-15 lightweights.

It doesnt matter if 10 guys could beat him as rankings are about the victories you currently have.

Anway heres 10 i think could beat him.
Poirier
Oliveira
Chandler
Islam
Arman
Alvarez
Gillespie
Riddell
Fiziev
Bobby Green
Ismagulov

 

[Prince Nephilim]

Hooker was a better win for Islam. Hooker went toe to toe with the best LW in the world (Poirier) a little over a year ago for 5 rounds and Islam went through him like a Kardashian through condoms.

Meh, Hooker is more inconsistent at the moment. Dardar binks has shown to be able to put together a string of solid wins.

 

[G10]

I think Benny D deserves his ranking. He's on a great win streak against some really tough guys. He might not be one of the five best in the world at 155lbs, but it's Islam's job now to prove it.

 

[Phisher]

It’s kind of like how Lil Nog lasted so long in the rankings after beating the husk of Rashad Evans in a patty cake game

I remember a ton of idiots on this forum claiming that Nog was going to take apart Rumble based on his "technical boxing" against a Rashad who was totally gun-shy after losing to Jones.

The aftermath of Rumble/Nog on this forum was hilarious.

That said. I don't think Dariush is top 5, but he's a very good, well-rounded fighter.