A biography for Beneil Dariushhasn’t been written yet.
“It's hard when you corner, even when I corner other fighters because it's demanding.”
“Nobody deserves anything. What we get, everything is a blessing.”
“As you get older, you try to clean things up.”
“When it comes to competition, when it comes to fighting, I'm as savage as you're gonna get.”
“People want to boo me, let them boo me.”
“I see so many negative comments online, it makes you want to stay away from it.”
“My family, especially the ones that came to America, second generation, they're predominantly lawyers, doctors, accountants... they went to college basically, graduated, masters programs and PhD's... all of that good stuff.”
“I haven't been able to go to Iran because of the military service, it's mandatory once you turn 18, so I haven't been to Iran since I was 17.”
“Iran is amazing. It's beautiful. It has everything, everything you want.”
“Let me put it this way, the earliest memory I have of my dad, I think I got beat up by some kids and he looked at me and said, 'hey, you get in a fight, you win. I don't care if you have to pick up a rock or a stick, you win.' That's my earliest memory of my dad.”
“When it comes to martial arts, I always feel hungry.”
“Rankings don't always mean what they should. Sometimes the numbers - the butts you can put in seats mean more.”
“A lot of the CTE stuff, you see in football, and that's because of the constant collision. These guys are doing it every week, and it's not like the running back is getting this problem, or the quarterback, it's the guys on the front line that keep going into each other. It's those guys.”
“There's a lot of guys who maybe never get to the title but they show that they're great.”
“I look at work as something you're supposed to do and if you enjoy it, it is a lot easier.”
“I try to be as smart as I can with being a defensive fighter, where I don't as much punishment.”
“After I beat Frank Camacho, I got ranked. I believe I was ranked No. 15 or 14. So I thought I was going to fight somebody above me, but I didn't. I kept fighting people behind me.”
“I don't need to be top 15. I don't need to be top five. I need to be champion.”
“I've had one or two interactions with Scott Holtzman and I've watched his fights and I thought to myself, great fight, great competition and a great guy. The few interactions I had with him, he's such a great guy.”
“I'm tired of seeing the same guys fight each other.”