has denied making any anti-Islam comments to Khabib<\/a> Nurmagomedov before the now infamous UFC 229 brawl.<\/p>\n\u201cKhabib Nurmagomedov\u2019s fans are attempting to smear me in an effort to justify his actions,\u201d<\/em> Dillon Danis wrote on his Instagram. \u201cI have never and would never denigrate anyone\u2019s religion. I look forward to the results of the Nevada State Athletic Commission investigation which will reject this bullshit claim and put the blame where it belongs.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\nWhile there is no proof that Danis made any controversial remarks to Khabib following the Russians win at UFC 229, there is no doubt that Joe Rogan had a birds eye view of how the whole incident went down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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