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Jake Shields talks about win over Dillon Danis: ‘The kid’s kind of a baby’
Dillon Danis is one of the most recognizable grappling stars and has crossed over with getting quite a bit of recognition amongst MMA fans with helping UFC superstar Conor McGregor train for his last two fights. Over the weekend, Danis competed in the Submission Underground 4 grappling event against MMA veteran Jake Shields. Shields ended […]
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VIDEO | Rory MacDonald sounds off on Bellator welterweights, calls Dillon Danis a “sh*t talker”
Rory MacDonald plans to rule @BellatorMMA's welterweights, but what does he think of the top contenders? He fights Paul Daley on Friday! pic.twitter.com/PXC97eZPL2 — Metro Sport (@Metro_Sport) May 16, 2017 This weekend, in the main event of Bellator 179, which goes down in London, England, former UFC welterweight title challenger Rory MacDonald will make his […]
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Jake Shields defeats Dillon Danis in grappling match, Danis issues statement on loss
Last night, in the main event of Chael Sonnen’s Submission Underground 4, long-time Nate Diaz training partner Jake Shields met Conor McGregor jiu jitsu coach Dillon Danis in the latest chapter of the ongoing Team Diaz vs. Team McGregor rivalry. When neither man failed to lock up a submission, the bout entered an overtime period, […]
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VIDEO | Marcelo Garcia suspends Dillon Danis from JiuJitsu gym
In a surprising announcement, famed ADCC champion Marcelo Garcia announced that his student, Dillon Danis, has been suspended from training at his gym after being encouraged to “take some time off”. Danis of course has gained quite a bit of fame given his involvement with UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor and the SBG Ireland team. […]
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Dillon Danis says Bellator NYC will be a failure if he’s not on the bill
Not long ago, we learned that Conor McGregor training partner and world class jiu jitsu competitor Dillon Danis had signed with Bellator MMA. In the weeks since he signed with the organization, Danis has claimed to be the highest paid fighter on the Viacom-backed organization’s roster, and more recently, suggested that the organization’s upcoming pay-per-view “Bellator […]
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VIDEO | First look at Dillon Danis in Bellator gear
Grappling sensation Dillon Danis is set to make his Bellator MMA debut in the near future as his signing with the promotion was announced earlier this month. In the video above, we get a look at Danis doing a photoshoot in Bellator gear wearing the Bellator MMA gloves. The training partner of UFC lightweight champion […]
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Conor McGregor’s teammate Dillon Danis: ‘I’m the highest-paid guy in Bellator now’
Dillon Danis will surely be getting some attention with his recent claim that he is now the highest paid fighter on the Bellator MMA roster. Although the 23-year-old Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace has yet to make his professional mixed martial arts debut, one thing for sure is that he has learned a thing or two from […]
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Dillon Danis vs. Jake Shields grappling match to headline SUG 4
Earlier this month, we learned that BJJ whiz Dillon Danis had signed with Bellator MMA. Danis is expected to debut with the organization later this year. The exciting thing about this debut, of course, is that it will mark not only his first fight with Bellator, but his first mixed martial arts bout outright. While […]
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Breaking! Dillon Danis signs with Bellator MMA
Jiu-Jitsu ace Dillon Danis is headed to the mixed martial arts cage. Danis, who is a good friend and training partner of current UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor, signed a promotional deal with Bellator on Monday according to Yahoo Sports. Like his good friend Conor McGregor, Danis exudes a ton of confidence and rightfully so. […]
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UFC 209 isn’t sold out, and BJJ star Dillon Danis knows why
This weekend, the UFC will return to Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena with UFC 209. The card is an undeniably stacked one. In the main event, we’ll see UFC welterweight king Tyron “The Chosen One” Woodley take on challenger Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson in a rematch of their thrilling November draw. In the co-main event, we’ll be treated […]
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Conor McGregor’s BJJ coach Dillon Danis on Rory MacDonald: ‘I might have to go slap him up a little bit’
Dillon Danis has been making a lot of noise with being associated with current UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor. Danis was brought in to help prepare for McGregor’s UFC 202 rematch against Nate Diaz and also helped train and corner “The Notorious” in his historic lightweight title fight against Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205. Danis, […]
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Conor McGregor’s BJJ coach Dillon Danis continues to poke at Jon Jones
UFC superstar Conor McGregor and BJJ phenom Dillon Danis are surely feeding off of each other’s strengths. For McGregor’s UFC 202 rematch against Nate Diaz, “The Notorious” brought in Danis to work on his Brazilian jiu-jitsu after being submitted by Diaz in their first bout at UFC 196. Danis, a black belt under Marcelo Garcia […]
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Dillon Danis recalls old beef with Khabib Nurmagomedov, confident he can submit ‘The Eagle’
JiuJitsu wizard Dillon Danis has quickly become a familiar name to the combat sports community due to his training with UFC superstar Conor McGregor over the course of the past year. While Danis has never competed in MMA, the JiuJitsu competitor has teased a jump to MMA over the course of the past several months, […]
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Jon Jones fires back at “d***hebag” Dillon Danis
Former UFC light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones recently made quite the waves in the grappling community when he stepped into the cage at Submission Underground 3 to grapple with MMA legend and former Olympic wrestler Dan Henderson. The matchup was one that was a long time in the making. Back in 2012, Henderson was set […]
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BJJ star Dillon Danis wants “easy fight” with Sage Northcutt for potential UFC debut
In March, Irish MMA megastar Conor McGregor found himself on the wrong end of one the year’s biggest upsets as he tapped to a second-round rear-naked choke dealt by Nate Diaz. Given his previous dominance and his status as the UFC’s biggest star ever, McGregor was quickly given a shot at redemption against his foil. In […]
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BJJ star Dillon Danis is still interested in an MMA fight with Nate Diaz
When Conor McGregor tapped to a Nate Diaz rear-naked choke in March of this year, it influenced him to make a complete overhaul of his camp. Part of this overhaul was the introduction of BJJ star Dillon Danis to his roster of training partners. Danis would become an instrumental part of McGregor’s training for his rematch […]
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VIDEO | Conor McGregor’s BJJ coach Dillon Danis nearly brawls at ADCC trials
https://youtu.be/3qrTgEaZobA It looks like Dillon Danis isn’t just the teacher in his newly established association with UFC superstar Conor McGregor. It appears as if the Marcelo Garcia black belt phenom that was brought in to help “The Notorious” with his Brazilian jiu-jitsu for the UFC 202 rematch against Nate Diaz is also learning a bit […]
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Conor McGregor’s BJJ Coach Dillon Danis Calls Out the Entire UFC Roster
Though Dillon Danis has been a huge name in the BJJ community for some time, he’s recently gained a good deal of notoriety in the MMA world too. That notoriety can be attributed to the role he played in Conor McGregor’s preparation for UFC 202, where the Irishman would look to avenge an early 2016 […]
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Conor McGregor’s BJJ coach Dillon Danis fires back at Nate Diaz, says he will fight him tomorrow if he wants
It looks like the beef between Team Diaz and Team McGregor isn’t quite settled just yet. Following the amazing five-round war between Diaz and McGregor at UFC 202, Diaz said during the post-fight press conference that McGregor’s Brazilian jiu-jitsu coach Dillon Danis was on his “hit list.” Danis appeared on the MMA Hour on Monday […]