Beneil Dariush resumed sparring in March after taking some vital time without work from arduous periods within the gymnasium, Kings MMA coach Rafael Cordeiro not too long ago revealed on MMA Preventing’s Trocação Franca podcast.
Dariush had an eight-fight profitable streak snapped by Charles Oliveira and Arman Tsarukyan in 2023, each by way of stoppage resulting from strikes — after which, Cordeiro requested the 34-year-old light-weight to take a while off. It wasn’t the one time Dariush suffered head trauma in 2023.
“Benny had a really tough yr final yr,” Cordeiro mentioned. “He had two knockouts and three knockdowns. He was knocked down twice and knocked out as soon as within the gymnasium, after which fought Charles and was TKO’d. He fought Arman subsequent and was knocked out. He had 5 conditions in the course of the yr the place his head was harm. He’s a younger child, and it was a request I made for him to take a while.”
Previous to his tough stretch, Dariush solely misplaced 4 of his earlier 27 MMA bouts relationship again to 2009, all by stoppage. Michael Chiesa tapped him with a rear-naked choke, whereas Ramsey Nijem, Edson Barboza, and Alexander Hernandez received by knockout or TKO.
Cordeiro mentioned Dariush is financially set and doesn’t must rush again into the octagon, however will likely be ready when time comes. The founder and chief of Kings MMA mentioned Dariush is sparring once more in California and feeling nice.
“I don’t fear as a coach, I fear as a father. I’ve him as my child and I don’t must put him to actual check for nothing proper now,” Cordeiro mentioned. “Benny received eight and misplaced two of his final 10 fights and a few individuals need him to retire. That’s absurd. It’s disrespectful along with his story, however since we will’t hearken to noise or issues we will’t management, we’ll deal with his well being.”
“Let’s see the fights that make sense for him for the second he’s bodily recovered,” he continued. “I’m not speaking about confidence. He has confidence. It’s extra of a neurological factor. I need him to fret about it for a second as a result of he was hit rather a lot.”
