A biography for Beneil Dariushhasn’t been written yet.
“I'm telling you I was from such a small village I didn't even know what wrestling was until I came to America.”
“Yeah, anybody with a heartbeat has a path to victory.”
“I'm OK with hitting you, I'm OK with getting hit, I'm OK with cuts, broken leg, broken nose - I've broken my nose five, six times - but I don't need to verbally assault somebody. I don't need to say anything bad about somebody.”
“When I was growing up, I was always outside. I think that's helped me, as far as athletics go, but to improve in anything, you just have to invest time.”
“Werdum is one of the nicest, kindest people I've ever met.”
“The hardest part about making weight is getting to 155 or 156 - whatever you make - and you gotta wait four hours.”
“When I started fighting, it wasn't about being an idol or representing my people. It was like the furthest, furthest, furthest thing from that.”
“I really don't believe in being 'gifted.' I really think what you put in is what you get. People say, 'Oh, this guy is so athletic and so naturally talented,' well think about it. He's been doing martial arts since the age of 4 or whatever.”
“One of my favorite things when I fight, even when I used to grapple and do jiu-jitsu, I would face opponents who were better than me technically but I would just stay on them and be as relentless and resilient as possible and eventually the gap would get a little bit closer and a little bit closer and a little bit closer.”
“Everything that I have is because I live in America. If I was in Iran, I wouldn't be in the UFC... But, I came here, and I got to do something amazing. And that's because of America.”