Coach Rafael Cordeiro: Beneil Dariush took time off after repeated head trauma in 2023

Beneil Dariush resumed sparring in March after taking some vital day without work from exhausting classes within the fitness center, Kings MMA coach Rafael Cordeiro not too long ago revealed on MMA Preventing’s Trocação Franca podcast.

Dariush had an eight-fight successful streak snapped by Charles Oliveira and Arman Tsarukyan in 2023, each through stoppage on account of strikes — after which, Cordeiro requested the 34-year-old light-weight to take a while off. It wasn’t the one time Dariush suffered head trauma in 2023.

“Benny had a really tough 12 months final 12 months,” Cordeiro mentioned. “He had two knockouts and three knockdowns. He was knocked down twice and knocked out as soon as within the fitness center, after which fought Charles and was TKO’d. He fought Arman subsequent and was knocked out. He had 5 conditions throughout the 12 months the place his head was damage. He’s a younger child, and it was a request I made for him to take a while.”

Previous to his tough stretch, Dariush solely misplaced 4 of his earlier 27 MMA bouts courting again to 2009, all by stoppage. Michael Chiesa tapped him with a rear-naked choke, whereas Ramsey Nijem, Edson Barboza, and Alexander Hernandez gained by knockout or TKO.

Cordeiro mentioned Dariush is financially set and doesn’t have to rush again into the octagon, however will likely be ready when time comes. The founder and chief of Kings MMA mentioned Dariush is sparring once more in California and feeling nice.

“I don’t fear as a coach, I fear as a father. I’ve him as my child and I don’t have to put him to actual check for nothing proper now,” Cordeiro mentioned. “Benny gained eight and misplaced two of his final 10 fights and a few folks need him to retire. That’s absurd. It’s disrespectful together with his story, however since we are able to’t hearken to noise or issues we are able to’t management, we’ll deal with his well being.”

“Let’s see the fights that make sense for him for the second he’s bodily recovered,” he continued. “I’m not speaking about confidence. He has confidence. It’s extra of a neurological factor. I need him to fret about it for a second as a result of he was hit so much.”