Dillon Danis, banned for life by the UFC after incident at UFC 322
The fighter Dillon Danis, known for being Conor McGregor’s former training partner, has been banned for life from UFC events. The decision was made by UFC CEO Dana White after an altercation at UFC 322. The incident took place on Saturday at Madison Square Garden, moments before the start of the main card. Danis was involved in a fight with several members of the UFC champion, Islam Makhachev’s team. Several videos show Danis in a fight with Abubakar Nurmagomedov and Magomed Zaynukov, Makhachev’s teammates.In the press conference after the event, White stated that he would not press charges against Danis, but made it clear that he would not be welcome at any UFC event in the future. Danis was in McGregor’s corner in 2018, when McGregor lost to Khabib Nurmagomedov in a UFC title fight in Las Vegas. The rivalry between both teams was intense and continued over the years. Nurmagomedov and Makhachev have been teammates for a long time, and Danis taunted Makhachev in several social media posts during fight week.I was on the other side of the Octagon and I thought: ‘Fuck, I know exactly what this is’. You will never see Dillon Danis at a UFC event again.
Dana White, CEO of UFC
