It didn’t take long for the UFC to get the crucial lightweight bout between [autotag]Charles Oliveira[/autotag] and [autotag]Beneil Dariush[/autotag] back on the books.
After an injury to former champion Oliveira (33-9 MMA, 21-9 UFC) caused a postponement to his clash against Dariush (22-4-1 MMA, 16-4-1 UFC) at UFC 288 on May 6, the promotion has now rescheduled the matchup for UFC 289 on June 10 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver.
UFC president Dana White officially announced the matchup Thursday on Instagram Live.
The fight is expected to serve as the co-main event of UFC 289, which airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.
Oliveira, 33, will look to rebound from a vacant title challenge loss to Islam Makhachev at UFC 280, which snapped an 11-fight winning streak. Although Oliveira won his previous meeting against Justin Gaethje, he lost the title on the scale, weighing in one-half-pound over the championship limit. Oliveira won the title at UFC 262 by stopping Michael Chandler and defended in a submission victory over Dustin Poirier at UFC 269.
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The former champ Oliveira currently holds the No. 2 spot in the latest USA TODAY SPORTS/MMA Junkie lightweight rankings, with Dariush not far behind at No. 5.
Dariush, 33, has been on fire since 2018. The 21-fight UFC veteran has won eight straight, including stoppages of Drew Dober, Frank Camacho, Drakkar Klose and Scott Holtzman. His two previous appearances were unanimous decision wins over former interim champ Tony Ferguson and Mateusz Gamrot.
The latest UFC 289 lineup now includes:
- Amanda Nunes vs. Julianna Peña – for women’s bantamweight title
- Charles Oliveira vs. Beneil Dariush
- Michel Pereira vs. Stephen Thompson
- Jasmine Jasudavicius vs. Miranda Maverick
- Eryk Anders vs. Marc-Andre Barriault
- Diana Belbita vs. Maria Oliveira
- Blake Bilder vs. Kyle Nelson
- David Dvorak vs. Matt Schnell
- Dan Ige vs. Nate Landwehr
- Lucas Almeida vs. Hakeem Dawodu
- Aori Qileng vs. Aiemann Zahabi
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 289.
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