Dillon Danis is making headlines again for all the wrong reasons after getting into a brawl cageside at UFC 322. Danis, who won his first fight in six years at a Misfits show in August, was angling for trouble in the lead-up to the major UFC pay-per-view at Madison Square Garden.
Three days before the event, he announced he’d be in attendance and literally challenged anyone who might dare to try him. “This is my city. I run it. I’ll be at UFC 322,” Danis wrote. “No security, no fear. Send whoever you want, just nobody you want back.”
Reports suggest that Danis was expecting to have a slightly less explosive run-in with Jorge Masvidal. However, it seems he forgot about the large team of Dagestani fighters present in the building supporting their teammate Islam Makhachev.
“El Jefe” had recently posted more than a few insulting things about Dagestan in general and Islam specifically, including several racist ‘inbred’ memes. With that in mind, it’s no surprise that tensions escalated between Danis and several fighters associated with Makhachev just before the PPV portion of UFC 322 started.
Although there’s no footage of the initial spark of the altercation, videos show the middle and end of the brawl: Danis getting punched numerous times from behind and losing a shoe as he is shoved into a barrier.
Those involved in the brawl based on video evidence include Khabib Nurmagomedov’s cousin and ex-UFC fighter Abubakar Nurmagomedov, as well as recent Contender Series signee Magomed “Chanco” Zaynukov, a fighter nicknamed “John Pork.”
There has been some doubt about whether it was actually Zaynukov throwing punches at Danis, but his Instagram features footage of viral sensation Hasbulla giving him the expensive tan sweater he is seen wearing during the incident.
Additionally, another post from “Chanco’s” Instagram Story shows him back at the fighter hotel watching Shevchenko vs. Zhang, captioned: “Damn this arena.”
As for Danis, he was escorted out of the arena in the arms of a pack of security guards, much to the delight of fans who expressed their disdain by throwing middle fingers at the controversial fighter.
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