Tag: Dillon Danis

Dillon Danis: “I’m the highest-paid guy in Bellator now, so that’s all I can say”

Dillon Danis claims that he is earning more than any other fighter on the Bellator roster, despite never competing in a pro-MMA fight. Danis put ink to paper with Bellator two weeks ago, yet has refrained from playing the part of the humble new kid on the block. Speaking on Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour, […]

Dillon Danis claims that he is earning more than any other fighter on the Bellator roster, despite never competing in a pro-MMA fight. Danis put ink to paper with Bellator two weeks ago, yet has refrained from playing the part of the humble new kid on the block. Speaking on Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour, […]

Dillon Danis Meets Jake Shields at Submission Underground 4 in May

Conor McGregor’s training partner Dillon Danis will square off against veteran grappler Jake Shields at Submission Underground 4 this May.  Danis is renowned on the BJJ circuit as an excellent grappler and had amassed a multitude of awards including the IBJJF World No-Gi Championship in 2014, and the IBJJF Pan American No-Gi Championship in 2016. The Marcelo […]

Conor McGregor’s training partner Dillon Danis will square off against veteran grappler Jake Shields at Submission Underground 4 this May.  Danis is renowned on the BJJ circuit as an excellent grappler and had amassed a multitude of awards including the IBJJF World No-Gi Championship in 2014, and the IBJJF Pan American No-Gi Championship in 2016. The Marcelo […]

Conor McGregor’s Teammate & Jiu-Jitsu Ace Dillon Danis Joins Bellator Roster

Dillon Danis is now a Bellator fighter. When reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight title holder Conor McGregor brought in Danis to help improve his ground game, it opened up a lot of eyes. It also did wonders for Danis, who has been inspired to make a mixed martial arts (MMA) run. Earlier today (March […]

Dillon Danis is now a Bellator fighter. When reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight title holder Conor McGregor brought in Danis to help improve his ground game, it opened up a lot of eyes. It also did wonders for Danis, who has been inspired to make a mixed martial arts (MMA) run. Earlier today (March […]

Conor McGregor’s Training Partner Inks Deal With Bellator

Brazilian jiu-jitsu guru Dillon Danis began to gain attention in the mixed martial arts world when he helped prepare UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor for his rematch with Nate Diaz at UFC 202 last August. Danis has continued to train with McGregor, while also expressing interest at trying his hand at MMA. It now appears

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Brazilian jiu-jitsu guru Dillon Danis began to gain attention in the mixed martial arts world when he helped prepare UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor for his rematch with Nate Diaz at UFC 202 last August. Danis has continued to train with McGregor, while also expressing interest at trying his hand at MMA.

It now appears to be official, as Yahoo Sports has reported that Danis has signed a deal with Bellator MMA where he will likely compete as a welterweight to start off, although that is subject to change. A fight date also isn’t set as of now for the New York resident, but he plans to fight later this year.

In some ways, Danis wants to follow McGregor’s lead in terms of ‘fighting the best’, but at the end of the day he wants to create his ‘own path’:

“I want to fight the best, just like Conor does,” Danis said. “We’re different people, though we’re very like-minded. We set high goals and we aren’t afraid to try to achieve. I feel he’s the best ever, in my opinion, and so if people want to compare us, well, how could it be bad if you’re a basketball player to be compared to Michael Jordan? That’s essentially what people would be saying if they compare us.

“I obviously respect what he has accomplished and will accomplish in the future. He’s incredible and the aura of confidence he has is amazing. He’s a champion for a reason. But I want to go down my own path and do it my way.”

Are you surprised that Danis signed with Bellator and are you excited to see him fight?

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Dillon Danis Thinks He Can Submit Jon Jones

Dillon Danis is ‘done’ trying to get Jon Jones to grapple with him. For quite some time now Danis – Conor McGregor’s jiu-jitsu coach and training partner – has been intent on participating in grappling matches with some of the biggest names in mixed martial arts (MMA). But this time, he may be getting a

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Dillon Danis is ‘done’ trying to get Jon Jones to grapple with him.

For quite some time now Danis – Conor McGregor’s jiu-jitsu coach and training partner – has been intent on participating in grappling matches with some of the biggest names in mixed martial arts (MMA).

But this time, he may be getting a bit too big for his britches.

Danis’ most recent callout was none other than former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, who is coming off of an arm-triangle submission of Dan Henderson at the recent Submission Underground 2. Danis recently joined The Fight Society podcast (quotes via FOX Sports) to discuss about his unanswered challenge to Jones, in which he said he’s done talking about the former 205-pound champ, who he believes he’s bullied as of late:

“Honestly I don’t want to keep talking about him because he’s scared and he’s running,” Danis said. “So I’m just going to leave him alone. I feel like I don’t want to be a bully and I don’t want to keep picking on him so I’m just going to leave him be.

“He hasn’t answered my question why he isn’t grappling me.”

Aside from grappling, Danis has long discussed a venture into MMA, where he feels he can mold the view of how the sport views fighters with deep jiu-jitsu roots. Danis firmly claimed that once he does finally make the journey inside the MMA cage, he’s going to change the game and make his presence felt in a big way:

“I’ve been saying this since day one, there’s no one like me. There’s no jiu-jitsu guy that talks and competes well and goes out there and takes people out,” Danis said. “That’s why I keep saying when I get into MMA, I might change the game and I feel like I will. I’m starting to do it in jiu-jitsu. I’ve always been this way, even before what happened with Conor. I’ve always been myself.

“One day in MMA, I’m going to change everything people could see from a jiu-jitsu fighter.”

Danis has yet to give an expected timetable for his MMA debut, but has already challenged UFC lightweight veteran Nate Diaz to throw down inside the Octagon. Given his highly decorated career in the world of jiu-jitsu and seeing the success it has brought to fighters like grappling wizard Demian Maia, perhaps Danis could continue that trend of success inside the cage after all.

Until then, he’s going to call out the biggest names possible for the grappling world.

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Dillon Danis Drops the Mic Following Strong Message to Jon Jones

Danis is not relenting in his pursuit to talk himself into a grappling match with ex-UFC Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Jones is currently suspended from MMA following a ban imposed by USADA following a positive drug test last year, prior to UFC 200. ‘Bones’ recently  beat now retired UFC legend Dan Henderson at Submission Underground (SUG) 2 and has had […]

Danis is not relenting in his pursuit to talk himself into a grappling match with ex-UFC Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Jones is currently suspended from MMA following a ban imposed by USADA following a positive drug test last year, prior to UFC 200. ‘Bones’ recently  beat now retired UFC legend Dan Henderson at Submission Underground (SUG) 2 and has had […]