Our own Shakiel “Shak” Mahjouri recently interviewed Lightweight UFC Fighters Beneil Dariush, and his competitor Drew Dober who will fight at UFC Wichita (UFC FN 146) on Saturday the 9th of March, featuring Derrick Lewis vs Junior dos Santos on ESPN+4. 1st: Beneil Dariush, “Drew Dober can’t keep up in the grappling department”: Dariush last faced Thiago Moisés on November 10, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 139, where he won the fight via unanimous decision, bringing Dariush to a 15-4-1 record. Dariush is scheduled to face Drew Dober at Wichita’s UFC Fight Night 146. In his exclusive BE Presents interview with Shak, Beneil breaks down his upcoming fight with Drew Dober at UFC Wichita, the lack of Iranians in mixed martial arts, the controversial Ben Askren vs. Robbie Lawler stoppage, and how his viral multi-man spar with Fabricio Werdum and Kelvin Gastelum almost turned nasty. Questions can be found at: 1:20 - Why don’t we see more MMA fighters from Iran? 3:32 - Beneil Dariush on Ben Askren-Robbie Lawler stoppage 7:03 - Beneil Dariush says “you never know what you get” with Fabricio Werdum in the gym 8:40 - Beneil Dariush on his 1-2-1 UFC stretch 9:40 - Beneil Dariush on Drew Dober fight 12:58 - Which loss hurt the most for Beneil Dariush? 13:54 - Beneil Dariush on what’s next 15:10 - Beneil Dariush predicts “finish” of Drew Dober ________________________________________________ 2nd: Drew Dober, “Guarantees ‘excitement’ at UFC Wichita”: Shak also interviewed Lightweight UFC Fighter Drew Dober; who appears as Beneil’s competitor at UFC Wichita (UFC FN 146) on Saturday the 9th of March out of Wichita, KS, USA, featuring Derrick Lewis vs Junior dos Santos. All bouts will all appear on ESPN+ 4. Dober last faced Jon Tuck on August 25, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 135, where he won the fight via unanimous decision, bringing Dober to a 15-4-1 record. Dober is scheduled to face Beneil Dariush this weekend. In his exclusive BE Presents interview with Shak, Drew opens up about his rough start in the UFC, his close friendship with Neil Magny, his emphasis on an exciting fight style, and wanting to fight Edson Barboza after fighting Beneil Dariush at UFC Wichita. Questions can be found at: 1:48 - When did MMA as a career become viable for Drew Dober? 3:20 - Drew Dober’s rough start in the UFC 4:30 - Entertainment vs. sport in MMA 7:15 - PFL signing with ESPN 8:00 - Relationships with Neil Magny and Justin Gaethje 10:30 - The fine line between exciting and reckless fighting 11:40 - Drew Dober’s ultimate goal in MMA 12:55 - Beneil Dariush fight and what is next __________________________________________ You can follow Shak at, @ThisIsShak, or on the Pull No Punches Podcast, @PNPShow, with former UFC fighter, Kajan Johnson, @IamRagin and our own Nick Baldwin, @NickBaldwinMMA. For more on what Beneil and Drew had to say, listen right here on SoundCloud or watch the individual video interviews on our YouTube channel. As always, if you enjoyed our show, give us a “like” here on SoundCloud, or give us a “like” and a share over on one of our other BE Presents Channels: YouTube, iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher, blubrry, TuneIn, OverCast or Player FM... whichever one happens to be your listening platform of choice. While you’re there, don’t forget to subscribe to Bloody Elbow Presents; that way you’ll always be the first to get all of BE’s daily MMA offerings. Of course, you can also "REC" and comment on the show at www.bloodyelbow.com. For previous interviews, check out our playlists on all of our BE Presents channels. * Timestamps made for the YouTube video interviews may vary by a few seconds on this audio show. *Intro/Outro music on the audio production of the interviews has been provided by Oxbow, starring Eugene S. Robinson: http://www.theoxbow.com/.