Some early thoughts on dariush/Vick
Darius is taking this fight I believe on short notice maybe 1 or 2 weeks, he has been busy on twitter with a gym being opened few days ago, but has been active and busy training it appears, but in terms of a full camp doubt it. I still regard him high with his MT and bjj black belt, excellent leg kicks and nicely timed counters and his bjj is excellent.
Vick is tall (6.3")a well rounded fighter, likes to go for subs off his back and during scrambles and looks to keep opponents at distance so he can pepper them with his long jab, wiki says he is a 2 time golden gloves (boxing) champ. Vick is also an undefeated prospect with an 9-0 record.
I think darius needs to fight smart here, he was looking for a finish against chiesa in his last fight and it cost him with cardio in r2, he was also grappling with chiesa who was able to hold his own due to his size and cardio yet still went into grappling mode, vick is also similar good cardio and heart and uses his height, long jab and high volume well, he could perhaps outpoint dariush here to a decision but I can't blame people for playing dariush he is technically the much better fighter coming in its just his short notice I like the underdog in vick here.
vick decision maybe worth a stab, even r2,r3 finishes otherwise dariush decision, great fight for live betting also.
Both guys last fights here:
http://www.ufc.tv/video/michael-chiesa-vs-beneil-dariush-ufc-fight-night
http://www.ufc.tv/video/james-vick-vs-glaico-franca-ufc-197