A number of members of Dillon Danis and Islam Makhachev’s group might face fees from the NYPD stemming from a crowd brawl at UFC 322.
UFC CEO Dana White revealed in the course of the UFC 322 press convention that Dillon Danis has been completely banned from all future UFC occasions after his involvement in a cageside viral disturbance with members of Islam Makhachev’s group. The incident comes after months of bitter preventing between Danis and Makhachev and their respective camps on social media.
Danis and a number of other members of Makhachev’s group had been escorted from Madison Sq. Backyard instantly after the incident.
Following the occasions of UFC 322, any hopes of Danis signing with the UFC are gone. To make issues worse for Danis and people on Makhachev’s group concerned within the struggle, the New York Metropolis Police Division is actively investigating the incident.
Mayor Eric Adams speaks after viral brawl at UFC 322 involving Dillon Danis
In current posts ×New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams has promised authorized motion towards Danis and people concerned within the virus case.
“These assaults at Madison Sq. Backyard are utterly unacceptable,” Adams stated in a press release. “The NYPD has already performed a radical investigation and all these accountable shall be held accountable.”
As of this writing, it’s unclear whether or not everybody concerned within the brawl was an energetic fighter, however a number of of the fighters seen within the footage above usually are not at present signed to the UFC roster. Mayor Adams’ time period is scheduled to finish in January.
White and UFC executives took duty for the incident after studying Danis attended the occasion at his personal expense.
Danis is a longtime coaching associate and good friend of Conor McGregor and has a 3-0 file in his skilled MMA profession. He returned to MMA earlier this yr with Misfits, the place he earned a first-round submission towards Warren Spencer.
Danis is scheduled to return to the cage on December twenty second towards Anthony Taylor. It is unclear whether or not the NYPD’s ongoing investigation will have an effect on his standing on the occasion.
