Leading up to the fight, lightweight Drew Dober promised to put on an entertaining scrap against Dariush and he stuck to his words as he blistered his way in the first round. Darish being a phenomenal grappler tried to take Dober down but gets neutralized and eats a solid right hook that rocks him. Dober continued to land strikes that put the Iranian in deep trouble but he managed to stay in the fight. Dober finished the first round strong with a flying knee. Dober continues to put pressure in the second round and dropped Darisuh with a high kick which comes as a blessing to Dariush who got his first take down and worked his way to secure a full mount. Dober got back up to his feet but Dariush wanted the fight to be played out on the ground and landed another takedown. From there on it was a downfall for Dober who got locked in an armbar and had to tap out at 4:41 secs of the second round. With this win Dariush gets his second straight victory and Dober snapped his three fight win streak.
Big shots landed for @DrewDober in round 1! #UFCWichita pic.twitter.com/JncVQjyhOA
— UFC (@ufc) March 10, 2019
DARIUSH!@BeneilDariush comes from behind to submit Dober in round 2! #UFCWichita pic.twitter.com/4JOpTkVx59
— UFC (@ufc) March 10, 2019
That is NASTY!#UFCWichita pic.twitter.com/S2Sq2fWzjR
— UFC (@ufc) March 10, 2019