Beneil Dariush needs a new opponent for UFC 327.
Manuel Torres (17-3 MMA, 5-1 UFC) is out of his April 11 lightweight bout due to injury, Dariush announced on the Overdogs Podcast. A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed the news to MMA Junkie.
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Dariush (23-7-1 MMA, 17-7-1 UFC) plans on remaining on the card at Kaseya Center in Miami and expressed interest in Paddy Pimblett, who’s coming off an interim title loss to Justin Gaethje at UFC 324 in January. Dariush will look to rebound from a 16-second knockout loss to Benoit Saint Denis at UFC 322 in November.
Mexico’s Torres was looking to continue building momentum after back-to-back first-round TKOs over veterans Drew Dober and Grant Dawson.
The updated UFC 327 lineup includes:
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Jiri Prochazka vs. Carlos Ulberg – for vacant light heavyweight title
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Joshua Van vs. Tatsuro Taira – for flyweight title
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Curtis Blaydes vs. Josh Hokit
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Dominick Reyes vs. Johnny Walker
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Paulo Costa vs. Azamat Murzakanov
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Patricio Freire vs. Aaron Pico
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Mateusz Gamrot vs. Esteban Ribovics
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Nate Landwehr vs. Cub Swanson
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Randy Brown vs. Kevin Holland
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Kelvin Gastelum vs. Vicente Luque
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Loopy Godinez vs. Tatiana Suarez
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Christopher Alvidrez vs. Francisco Prado
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MarQuel Mederos vs. Nazim Sadykhov
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 327: Beneil Dariush eyes popular lightweight after losing opponent
