Beneil Dariush was just one victory away from a 155-pound title shot. The longtime lightweight veteran captured eight straight wins in the promotion’s deepest division and found himself sitting in the Top 5 in the official rankings. Then came a technical knockout loss to Charles Oliveira at UFC 289, followed by a first-round knockout defeat to Arman Tsarukyan at UFC Austin, and it all came crashing down. That doesn’t include the damage Dariush took in the gym. “Benny had a very rough year last year,” head coach Rafael Cordeiro told MMA Fighting. “He had two knockouts and three knockdowns. He...