Beneil Dariush puts out a statement after his opponent Renato Moicano stepped in to fight UFC Champ Islam Makhachev. Beneil Dariush won't be among the fighters making the walk tomorrow for UFC 311.

LOS ANGELES – Beneil Dariush knows he's overlooked. Maybe it's the mature appearance, or the fact that he's been in the promotion's lightweight rankings for so long. Dariush (22-6-1 MMA, 16-6 UFC) isn't positive,

On the main card of UFC 311, we will see a big time lightweight matchup between two top ten lightweight contenders heading in opposite directions. On one hand you have ninth ranked Beneil Dariush (22-6-1) who is looking to snap his losing streak and on the other hand you have Renato Moicano (20-5-1) who is looking to continue his surge towards title contention.