The UFC always makes an effort to stack its annual show at Madison Square Garden, and RMC Sport Combat <\/a>reports that the card has added a massive lightweight fight between Dariush and Saint-Denis. <\/p>\n Currently the UFC\u2019s #13-ranked lightweight contender, Saint-Denis is riding high after picking up a huge submission-win over Mauricio Ruffy in the co-main event of UFC Paris<\/a>. <\/p>\n READ MORE: Heavyweight MMA fighter provides explanation for viral one-second tap out<\/a><\/p>\n The result marked the first time that Ruffy has lost since joining the UFC, and Saint-Denis was also able to return to France and pick up a huge win in his home country after he was stopped by Renato Moicano in the headlining fight for last year\u2019s edition of UFC Paris. <\/p>\n Benoit Saint Denis (red gloves) fights Mauricio Ruffy (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Accor Arena. \/ Per Haljestam-Imagn Images<\/p>\n \u201cGod of War\u201d stormed into the lightweight rankings with a five-fight win streak where he finished every opponent he faced before running into former interim lightweight titleholder Dustin Poirier<\/a> at UFC 299. Saint-Denis was stopped by Moicano at UFC Paris six months later, but he submitted Kyle Prepolec at UFC 315 in May and now carries the momentum of back-to-back wins after defeating Ruffy. <\/p>\n Standing across from Saint-Denis at UFC 322 will be the #9-ranked Dariush, who made his UFC debut as an undefeated prospect all the way back in 2014. <\/p>\n READ MORE: 49-year-old UFC Hall of Famer gets KO\u2019d in post-fight boxing brawl<\/a><\/p>\n A win over Thiago Moises in 2018 kicked off what eventually turned into an eight-fight win streak that had \u201cBenny\u201d on the cusp of his first crack at UFC gold. Those hopes were derailed at UFC 289 when he was knocked out by former lightweight king Charles Oliveira<\/a>, and he closed out 2023 with another first-round loss when he took on current #2-ranked lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan<\/a> in a UFC Fight Night main event. <\/p>\n Beneil Dariush (red gloves) reacts after the fight against Renato Moicano (blue gloves) during UFC 317 at T-Mobile Arena. \/ Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images<\/p>\n The 36-year-old took some time off following those losses before returning to take a unanimous decision against the aforementioned Moicano in June, and now his next outing against Saint-Denis will feature as part of a stacked UFC 322 card<\/a> that is currently shaping up like this: <\/p>\n \u2022\tMain Event: Jack Della Maddalena vs. Islam Makhachev \u2013 For the UFC Welterweight Championship<\/p>\n \u2022\tCo-Main Event: Valentina Shevchenko vs. Weili Zhang \u2013 For the UFC Women\u2019s Flyweight Championship<\/p>\n \u2022\tErin Blanchfield vs. Tracy Cortez<\/p>\n \u2022\tLeon Edwards vs. Carlos Prates<\/p>\n \u2022\tBaisangur Susurkaev vs. Eric McConico<\/p>\n \u2022\tAngela Hill vs. Fatima Kline<\/p>\n \u2022\tGerald Meerschaert vs. Kyle Daukaus<\/p>\n \u2022\tBo Nickal vs. Rodolfo Vieira<\/p>\n \u2022\tRoman Kopylov vs. Gregory Rodrigues<\/p>\n \u2022\tBeneil Dariush vs. Benoit Saint-Denis<\/p>\n \u2022 Russian fighter stuns MMA fans with jaw-dropping tornado kick knockout<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Conor McGregor teases wild move into brutal new sport after next MMA fight<\/a> <\/p>\n \u2022 Former MMA champion announces major change following difficult start to UFC career<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Conor McGregor reveals payment demands for MMA return fight on UFC White House card<\/a><\/p>\n Stick with MMAKnockout<\/a> for more FREE coverage of the UFC and MMA.<\/p>\n Follow MMAKnockout on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Top-ranked lightweight contenders Benoit Saint-Denis and Beneil Dariush are reportedly set to meet at UFC 322. 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