MMA H.E.A.T.’s Karyn Bryant spoke via Skype with ninth-ranked UFC Lightweight Beneil Dariush and heard what he had to say about his upcoming fight with Edson Barboza, scheduled for UFC Forteleza on March 11, 2017. Beneil talks about dealing with Barboza’s famous kicks, training with Rafael Cordeiro at Kings MMA and his path to a title fight. He also talks about his training partner Kelvin Gastelum’s main event match-up with Vitor Belfort, the UFC 209 Interim Title fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson and why he’s considering growing his hair out into a beautiful, flowing salt-and-pepper afro.