Beneil Dariush meets Arman Tsarukyan in a battle of top-10 lightweights at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Austin, Texas.
He UFC returns to Texas to stage another exciting card of MMA action، December 2 at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas (United States). Discover the full card, times and how to watch the event with ActuMMA.
In the main event, Beneil Dariush (22-5-1), ranked number 4 at lightweight, will face Arman Tsarukyan (20-3), ranked number 8. Beneil Dariush was on a streak of eight consecutive victories at the UFC before suffering a defeat by TKO in the 1st round against Charles Oliveira at UFC 289. With this fight against one of the biggest prospects in the division, the American has the opportunity to relaunch himself in the title race. Arman Tsarukyan managed to win two victories, the last of which was by TKO against Joaquim Silva in June, after losing by unanimous decision against the current number 6, Mateusz Gamrot. A decisive shock for the future of the lightweight division.
Beneil Dariush and Arman Tsarukyan’s lightweight contest headlines the card with Jalin Turner vs. Bobby Green set to feature in the co-main event.
Dariush’s last fight was a humiliating stoppage loss to Charles Oliveira at UFC 289, and now he comes up against an opponent in Tsarukyan whose previous outing ended in a win over Joaquim Silva in June.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of Dariush vs. Tsarukyan.
Dariush vs. Tsarukyan fight date, start time
- Date: Saturday, December 2
- Main card start time: 7 p.m. ET / 12 a.m. UK (Sunday)
- Main event cagewalks (approx): 10 p.m. ET / 3 a.m. UK (Sunday)
The main card is set to begin at 7 p.m. ET / 12 a.m. UK with the main event cagewalks scheduled for 10 p.m. ET / 3 a.m. UK. These timings could change due to the length of the undercard fights.
What channel/stream is Dariush vs. Tsarukyan?
- U.S.: ESPN+
- UK: TNT Sports
Fans in the U.S. can watch the fight on ESPN+ (click here for more information), while TNT Sports will broadcast the fight in the UK.
Where is the Dariush vs. Tsarukyan fight?
The fight will take place at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas.
Beneil Dariush record and bio
- Nationality: Iranian
- Date of birth: May 6, 1989
- Height: 5′ 10″
- Reach: 72″
- Total fights: 28
- Record: 22-5-1
Arman Tsarukyan record and bio
- Nationality: Armenian
- Date of birth: October 11, 1996
- Height: 5′ 7″
- Reach: 72.5″
- Total fights: 23
- Record: 20-3-0
Dariush vs. Tsarukyan fight card
Main Card
- Beneil Dariush vs. Arman Tsarukyan; Lightweight
- Jalin Turner vs. Bobby Green; Lightweight
- Rob Font vs. Deiveson Figueiredo; Bantamweight
- Sean Brady vs. Kelvin Gastelum; Welterweight
- Punahele Soriano vs. Dustin Stoltzfus; Middleweight
Prelims
- Clay Guida vs. Joaquim Silva; Lightweight
- Miesha Tate vs. Julia Avila; Women’s bantamweight
- Zach Reese vs. Cody Brundage; Middleweight
- Drakkar Klose vs. Joe Solecki; Lightweight
- Steve Garcia vs. Melquizael Costa; Featherweight
- Rodolfo Bellato vs. Ihor Potieria; Light heavyweight
- Wellington Turman vs. Jared Gooden; Welterweight
- Veronica Hardy vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth; Women’s flyweight
