Beneil Dariush jumps on first chance to put Michael Chiesa loss behind him

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — When Beniel Dariush found himself on the wrong end of a sudden Michael Chiesa comeback just six weeks ago at UFC on FOX 19, he had one thought foremost in his mind: He needed to get back into the Octagon at the first available opportunity.

So when he was offered a short-notice spot on UFC 199 against James Vick, the fact such a win won’t vault him too high up the lightweight rankings didn’t matter. The Kings MMA fighter jumped on the chance.

“I sent a message to Joe [Silva], I had my manager talk to them every day,” Dariush said at Thursday’s UFC 199 media day. “There was a fight lined up, I forget who it was but I had a short notice fight lined up that fell through and I called my manager and I said, hey …

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