Beneil Dariush is preventing for the lord.
After incomes an enormous win over Renato Moicano in his final outing, the perennial light-weight title contender returns to the Octagon this Saturday night at UFC 322 for a high-stakes scrap towards Benoit Saint-Denis.
Earlier than he goes toe-to-toe with the ‘God of Warfare’ on MMA’s greatest stage, Dariush not too long ago spoke about preaching within the identify of Jesus throughout a visit to Abu Dhabi, the place roughly 75% of the overall inhabitants is Muslim.
“I did preach the identify of Jesus in a Muslim majority nation, however this isn’t like—I’ve real associates who’re missionaries and … in numerous nations the place in the event that they do this in public, they’d be killed,” Dariush stated throughout his UFC 322 media day interview. “So I perceive it’s not a straightforward factor to do, nevertheless it was not—typically we put an excessive amount of on it, and I don’t need that to remove from the true people who, like, unfold the gospel in harmful areas.
“I used to be by no means at risk. … All people truly was very good to me afterwards. They only wished to verify they clarified, ‘Hear, we imagine in Jesus as a prophet and this and that,’ however there was by no means any hazard, you understand what I imply?”
“My legacy is Christ. I don’t actually care what folks look again [at],” Dariush added. “I did this for lots of egocentric causes as a result of I simply love preventing, and … I hope what—despite the fact that I got here in with the flawed motivation, I hope that folks will keep in mind that the rationale I fought was as a result of I’ve a love for the Lord.”
On Friday, Dariush weighed in at 157.2 kilos, 1.2 pounds over the limit for his non-title bout with Saint-Denis. The combat will transfer ahead as scheduled, however ‘Benny’ will give up 20% of his combat purse.
