Islam Makhachev, UFC and Della Maddalena
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Beneil Dariush (23-6-1 MMA, 17-6-1 UFC) missed the mark for his lightweight fight against Benoit Saint Denis (15-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) when he came in at 157.2 pounds. Dariush will be fined a percentage of his purse for the weight infraction, which was the second of his UFC tenure, but first in more than five years. Saint Denis was 155.6 pounds.
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