Typically in the event you kick up a fuss you find yourself getting what you need – type of. Simply ask UFC light-weight contender Beneil Dariush, whose post-UFC 262 rant at Elon Musk has resulted in him lastly getting his palms on a Tesla.
Regardless of having his arm raised following a dominant determination victory over Tony Ferguson in Houston final weekend, Dariush didn’t look like a cheerful man.
Fairly than utilizing his post-fight interview to name out a subsequent opponent, he skilled his sights on Tesla billionaire Musk, criticizing him for the late supply of a automotive he has been ready for since final 12 months.
“The place’s my spouse’s automotive, bro?!”@beneildariush used his mic time to name out Elon Musk concerning the supply of his Tesla ? #UFC262 pic.twitter.com/ohLy0p07a2
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) Could 16, 2021
“I wanna name anyone out,” Dariush screamed at UFC pundit Joe Rogan.
“I wanna name out your buddy, Elon. Elon Musk, the place’s my spouse’s automotive, bro? I’ve been ready six months.
“I’ve had the infant, I want a superb automotive, I gotta shield my daughter. Let’s go Elon, get me my automotive.”
The clip went viral, finally coming to the eye of the eccentric tech billionaire himself – who apologized to Dariush and promised the car was “coming quickly.”
Coming quickly. Sorry for the delay!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) Could 16, 2021
Whereas Dariush and his pregnant associate haven’t bought precisely what they ordered simply but, they do have the following smartest thing after Tesla apparently despatched the household a price automotive to make use of till their order is prepared.
Posting an image of a smiling, sandals-wearing Dariush along with his gleaming white automotive, MMA supervisor Ali Abdelaziz wrote: “@elonmusk got here via for @beneildariush with a free automotive till his order is prepared. What a gangster.”
@elonmusk got here via for @beneildariush with a free automotive till his order is prepared. Elon is a gangster @ufc pic.twitter.com/ypl9CLoTuw
— Ali Abdelaziz (@AliAbdelaziz00) Could 19, 2021
Dariush himself responded with the message: “Not profitable any type contest, however we discover a manner.”
The Iranian-born fighter, who lives in California, continued to propel himself into the title dialog at 155lbs as he dominated the fading Ferguson from begin to end of their contest.
The win was Dariush’s seventh on the spin within the UFC octagon, as he jumped six spots to quantity three within the light-weight rankings this week.
In the primary occasion of the night time, Charles Oliveira staged a shocking comeback to defeat American Michael Chandler for the vacant light-weight title.
The Brazilian is anticipated to face the winner of the Conor McGregor versus Dustin Poirier trilogy in his first title protection, though Dariush, 32, is not going to be far off a title shot in his present type of kind.
And within the meantime, he has a gleaming new Tesla to drive round in in addition to one other new arrival to the household quickly on the best way.