Beneil Dariush has broken his silence following losing his UFC 311 fight against Renato Moicano after the Brazilian was upgraded to fight Islam Makhachev.

Makhachev's new opponent was meant to fight Beneil Dariush in a lightweight contender bout on the main card of UFC 311. It’s unlikely that he will get a replacement this late, but UFC CEO, Dana White, has confirmed they ‘will take care of Beneil’ financially.

Beneil Dariush puts out a statement after his opponent Renato Moicano stepped in to fight UFC Champ Islam Makhachev.

Dana White has made a massive announcement about UFC 311 just one day before the fight card is set to take place. On Saturday, the UFC is hosting its first pay-per-view card of the year in Los Angeles, with both the lightweight and bantamweight titles on the line.

No.9-ranked UFC lightweight Beneil Dariush suffered the worst end of the major shake-up of the UFC 311 fight card this weekend.

The UFC 311 event was thrown into temporary dissaray one day before it's due to begin Saturday, the 18th of January, as main event fighter Arman Tsarukyan, who was scheduled to challenge the UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev, withdrew from the bout on Friday, citing a back injury.

UFC lightweight Beneil Dariush is without a fight following the UFC 311 main event shake-up, with Arman Tsarukyan pulling out of the headliner.

Moicano gets a big opportunity, but White said Makhachev was without hesitation when the news was presented to him. “When we called Islam Makhachev, he said, ‘Brother, I am the champion. I fight anybody,

UFC 311 star Jiri Prochazka has shaved his head to show ‘solidarity’ with a fan who was is going through cancer treatment. Prochazka used his time at UFC 311’s pre-fight press

Set to take place at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, CA, UFC 311 was supposed to feature a rematch between UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan in the night’s main event after the undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov challenges UFC Bantamweight Champion Merab Dvalishvili in the co-main event.

Dana White confirms Arman Tsarukyan's withdrawal due to a back injury; Islam Makhachev now faces Renato Moicano at UFC 311.

Alexander Volkanovski calls out Dana White for not giving him a call after Arman Tsarukyan pulls out of Islam Makhachev fight at UFC 311.