Dillon Danis was born on August 22,1993 and is an American former submission grappler, mixed martial artist and professional boxer.
37 Facts About Dillon Danis
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Dillon Danis is signed to Global Fight League, where he competes in the Welterweight division.
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Dillon Danis made his MMA debut at Bellator 198 against Kyle Walker and won via a toe hold in the first round.
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Dillon Danis then faced Max Humphreys at Bellator 222 and won via armbar in the first round.
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Dillon Danis was involved in a melee at UFC 229 after Khabib Nurmagomedov proceeded to throw his mouthpiece and then scaled the cage and appeared to jump towards him.
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Dillon Danis was fined $7,500 and suspended for 7 months following the incident.
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Dillon Danis started training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at the age of 15 after he was involved in a fight at school.
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At age 17, Dillon Danis started making trips to Marcelo Garcia's academy in New York and at age 19, he eventually moved to New York in order to actively pursue a career in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
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In 2016, Dillon Danis came to light in the mixed martial arts community when he was asked to join the training camp of UFC fighter Conor McGregor as a coach and training partner ahead of his rematch against Nate Diaz at UFC 202.
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Dillon Danis would continue to work with Conor, helping him to prepare for the Khabib Nurmagomedov bout.
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In 2018, Dillon Danis was scheduled to make his own MMA debut at Bellator 198 against Kyle Walker.
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Dillon Danis won via a toe hold in the first round of the fight.
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Dillon Danis was scheduled to fight again in 2020, against Kegan Gennrich at Bellator 238.
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Previous to the scheduled bout Dillon Danis received an injury and was forced to withdraw.
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Dillon Danis confirmed in 2023 that he had two fights left on his Bellator contract and intended to complete both of them in 2023, along with at least one more fight after.
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On October 21,2023, it was reported by Ariel Helwani that Dillon Danis had been released from his Bellator contract.
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Dillon Danis hit the free agency market and aimed to get a deal with the UFC, but stated his intention to not participate in MMA again if he did not get signed.
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Months after his original claim of retirement, in May 2024, Dillon Danis announced he would be returning to MMA competition.
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Dillon Danis claimed to have signed his end of a contract to fight former UFC fighter and Bare Knuckle Boxing champion Mike Perry in a mixed martial arts fight.
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Global Fight League announced on January 24,2025 that Dillon Danis had signed a contract to make his return to MMA later that year.
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Dillon Danis's contract is signed on a one fight deal.
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Dillon Danis was scheduled to face Tony Ferguson on May 25,2025 in the main event at GFL 2.
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On May 9,2015, Dillon Danis fought UFC veteran Joe Lauzon at Metamoris 6.
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On October 29,2016, Dillon Danis fought at Polaris Pro Grappling 4 against Jackson Sousa.
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Dillon Danis participated in Polaris 5 at a catchweight where he lost a judges decision to Garry Tonon.
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Dillon Danis overall holds a grappling record of 18 wins and 16 losses, and is a seven time tournament winner, winning eleven of his fights by submission, with only a single loss coming by submission to himself.
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Dillon Danis later announced his intention to appeal the disqualification loss.
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On October 21,2023, Dillon Danis officially submitted an appeal of the decision.
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Dillon Danis responded by throwing punches at Khabib before an all-out brawl ensued.
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Longtime UFC commentator Joe Rogan has claimed that Danis was insulting Nurmagomedov in an attempt to provoke him stating, "Dillon was absolutely insulting Khabib, saying something to him and provoking him and then Khabib just jumped over the cage and attacked him".
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Dillon Danis was fined $7,500 and suspended for 7 months following the incident.
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Dillon Danis did not comment publicly until March 11,2019, where he told Ariel Helwani on the ESPN MMA podcast that Khabib started taunting him in the second or third round and was aggressive throughout the event.
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Dillon Danis was arrested on September 18,2021, after getting into an altercation with a bouncer outside a nightclub in New Jersey where Dillon Danis was overpowered, restrained, and choked out.
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Dillon Danis later claimed that the bouncer and bartenders from the nightclub were at fault for the altercation, and that officers released him after approximately twenty minutes.
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In October 2021, Dillon Danis accused UFC veteran Jake Shields of offering him PEDs prior to the 2017 ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship.
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Dillon Danis was removed from the building at UFC 268 on November 6,2021, after getting into an altercation with MMA manager Ali Abdelaziz where he was slapped by Abdelaziz.
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In February 2023, Stephen "Coffeezilla" Findeisen, a YouTuber known for exposing cryptocurrency scams, accused Dillon Danis of accepting cash to promote cryptocurrency and NFT scams to his social media followers without performing due diligence.