Beneil Dariush UFC

[Karimi_1]

I watched the whole fight and i dont get why people think johnson deserved it. Dariush was CLEARLY landing a lot more shots. Kicks Jabs knees and johnson kept missing his shots. He just kept throwing but not connecting. Just cuz he had a few hard shots he didn't deserve to win after how much Dariush was connecting round after round. Its bullshit how they don't understand technicalities. Crowd was booing and yelling usa usa just cuz they show him as Iranian. Kinda fukked up how he got treated.

Are you sure?


"According to the bout report from Fight Metric, both men landed 37 percent of their significant strikes. However, Johnson was a bit more active, as he scored with 84 significant strikes compared to Dariush landing 75."


And according to ufc.com Total Strikes

85 of 223
38% for Johnson

75
of 201
37% for Dariush

Significant strikes

84 of 222 37% for Johnson


75 of 201 37% for Dariush

[EKBATAN]

I watched the whole fight and i dont get why people think johnson deserved it. Dariush was CLEARLY landing a lot more shots. Kicks Jabs knees and johnson kept missing his shots. He just kept throwing but not connecting. Just cuz he had a few hard shots he didn't deserve to win after how much Dariush was connecting round after round. Its bullshit how they don't understand technicalities. Crowd was booing and yelling usa usa just cuz they show him as Iranian. Kinda fukked up how he got treated.

[Ab-Gosht]

youtube also said it was the wrong decision didnt see the fight myself good for dariush! well done

NASHVILLE – To the surprise of many and to the dismay of the crowd, Beneil Dariush was awarded a split-decision victory over Michael Johnson after what seemed like a relatively easy fight to score in the other direction.

Yet while even Dariush (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) couldn’t say what he’d done to win the decision, he left with the victory while Johnson (16-9 MMA, 8-5 UFC) left shaking his head in disgust.

The lightweight bout co-headlined today’s UFC Fight Night 73 event at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. It aired on FOX Sports 1 following prelims on FOX Sports 2 and UFC Fight Pass.

For Dariush, a lot in this fight seemed to hinge on his ability to get it to the mat, which he never managed to do for any length of time. Johnson stuffed most of his takedown attempts before they got anywhere close. Late in the first, a stinging left hand counter from Johnson briefly put Dariush on the floor, though he would bounce back to his feet quickly showing no ill effects.

Still, that punch made an impression on Dariush, who gave Johnson’s left a wide berth for the rest of the fight. With Dariush darting out more than in, and Johnson pursuing him all across the cage, both the effective striking and octagon control aspects of the scoring criteria appeared to be in Johnson’s favor.

In fact, the only round that Dariush seemed close to winning was the third, when he put his long jab to good use and opened up with kicks to the body and head, leaving Johnson swinging at air when he tried to respond. Even then, his margin of victory seemed too slim to nullify what seemed like a clear lead for Johnson after the first two rounds.

The judges, however, had other plans, with two of the three giving Dariush the fight, two rounds to one. It was a decision that seemed to take even Dariush by surprise, while it left Johnson to storm off angrily as soon as it was announced.

For Dariush, the win will go down as his fifth consecutive victory in the UFC. The loss for Johnson snaps a four-fight winning streak, handing him his first defeat since April of 2013.

The fight will also cause a shakeup in the NOS Energy Drink MMA lightweight rankings. Dariush entered the fight ranked No. 15. while Johnson was in the top 10, checking in exactly at No. 10.

http://mmajunkie.com/2015/08/ufc-fight-night-73-results-beneil-dariush-tops-michael-johnson-by-split-decision

[Karimi_1]

Haha what did he say before ?

Johnson? Nothing special what I know of but Johnson has been doing really good since his fight again Reza Madadi, won every fight since then and now lost to Dariush... Before the fight against Reza, I remember John coming out in a American flag jacket and Reza silenced him pretty well... Anyway, good to see Dariush doing well and Reza is back too now, will fight in Dublin in October.

[EKBATAN]

Dariush won by split decision... I actually thought Johnson should've won but hey I'm not complaining... perhaps Johnson now realizes that it is not such a good idea fighting somebody born in Iran

Haha what did he say before ?

[Karimi_1]

Dariush won by split decision... I actually thought Johnson should've won but hey I'm not complaining... perhaps Johnson now realizes that it is not such a good idea fighting somebody born in Iran

[EKBATAN]

Where can we watch tonight ?

[Ab-Gosht]

wow so darisuh is facing johnson who lost to madadi.

fight is tonight so dont miss it

[Ab-Gosht]

good luck to him. anyone has any update on amir ali akbari?

he was supposed to face Benjamin in june but cant find anything on the fight must not have happened?

[Ab-Gosht]

good luck to him. anyone has any update on amir ali akbari?

[Ali.Karimi79]

Thanks for sharing.

He should speak to his opponent before the fight because his mickey mouse voice will his opponent underestimate him for sure

[kia]

http://www.ufc.com/media/Fight-Night-Nashville-Dariush-Feature