Beneil Dariush with his free Tesla (Credits : Ali Abdelaziz Twitter)
Beneil Dariush surprisingly called out Elon Musk at the UFC 262 post-fight interview
Dariush got the better of Tony Ferguson in the co-main event of UFC 262. He had little or no trouble against ‘El Cucuy’, as he put on a ground-heavy show in front of 17000 fans at Houston, Texas.
Scoring 30-27 in all three judges’ scorecard, Dariush was elated at the post-fight interview with Joe Rogan. However, he called out someone out of the blue. It was Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk.
The reason? – Dariush had been waiting for his Tesla car delivery for quite a long time, and hadn’t received it in a long time. Saying that he’s got a baby now, the Iranian explained that he needed the car ASAP.
On hearing the news, Musk apologized on Twitter for the delay.
And now, the latest development is that, Dariush has been sent a free car by Tesla until his original one gets delivered to him.
Dominance MMA CEO and Dariush’s manager Ali Abdelaziz tweeted, appreciating the boss move from Musk:
“@elonmusk came through for @beneildariush with a free car until his order is ready. Elon is a gangster @ufc.”
Dariush replied:
“Not winning any style contest, but we find a way.”
Dariush’s win over Tony Ferguson in the co-main event of UFC 262, saw him break into the top 5 of the lightweight rankings for the first time.
The Iranian jumped 6 places, and landed at number 3, from number 9. And now, it looks like only a win is separating him from a possible title shot.
Dariush is now on an incredible 7-fight win streak, and is defeat less in more than 3 years. He really has turned it around since his devastating loss to Alexander Hernandez in March 2018.
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