"Dariush opened the fight with a leg kick, fanned on a punch, but moments later, the fight was over. Beneil would protest, but Benoit Saint-Denis had clobbered him, dropping him with a single punch. Dariush was face down, protest or not. The fast start by Dariush clearly backfired, as Saint-Denis landed a left hand over top of the ear in a clinch that followed a second leg kick by Dariush that had briefly taken BSD himself off his feet."
"The lone miss at the scales during Friday's UFC 322 weigh-in was Beneil Dariush, who came in 1.2lbs heavy for his lightweight fight with Benoit Saint-Denis. Whether the botched weight cut would have any effect on the fight itself remained to be seen. Dariush was looking to build on a win over Renato Moicano, while BSD had won his last two bouts."
Beneil Dariush missed weight by 1.2 pounds for his UFC 322 lightweight bout with Benoit Saint-Denis. Dariush entered seeking momentum after a win over Renato Moicano while Saint-Denis had two consecutive victories. Dariush started aggressively with leg kicks and a missed punch, but Saint-Denis landed a left hand over the ear in a clinch that immediately dropped Dariush. The bout ended by knockout at sixteen seconds, establishing a new lightweight knockout record. After the fight, Saint-Denis honored military veterans, expressed pride fighting at Madison Square Garden, and mentioned ambitions for the BMF and lightweight titles.
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