{"id":358390,"date":"2020-08-11T06:30:09","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T13:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=358390"},"modified":"2022-04-27T14:35:21","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T21:35:21","slug":"dillon-danis-sends-1m-challenge-to-youtuber-logan-paul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dillon-danis-sends-1m-challenge-to-youtuber-logan-paul\/","title":{"rendered":"Dillon Danis sends $1M challenge to YouTuber Logan Paul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bellator star and BJJ standout Dillon Danis has sent a $1M challenge to YouTuber turned boxer Logan Paul.<\/p>\n<p>Paul, who competed in wrestling in high school, recently issued a challenge of his own, offering $10,000 to any social media influencer who&#8217;s able to beat him in a wrestling match.<\/p>\n<p>Danis quickly caught wind of this challenge and upped the ante, offering Paul a whopping $1M if he&#8217;s able to beat him in a wrestling match.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">1 millon if you can beat me. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ECRUAcTqki\">https:\/\/t.co\/ECRUAcTqki<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dillon Danis (@dillondanis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dillondanis\/status\/1292996906310918149?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 11, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;$10,000 to any influencer who can beat me in a wrestling match,&#8221; Paul wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;1 millon if you can beat me,&#8221; Danis responded.<\/p>\n<p>Dillon Danis is a decorated BJJ competitor, but entered the MMA limelight when he was brought into Conor McGregor&#8217;s camp to help the Irishman prepare for his 2016 rematch with Nate Diaz. He and McGregor have since developed a close bond, and train together regularly.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of his work with McGregor, Danis is also in the early phases of his own MMA career, having gone 2-0 as a pro under the Bellator banner. He made his pro debut against Kyle Walker in 2018, winning with a first-round toe-hold, then won his sophomore bout, a 2019 fight with Max Humphrey, with a first-round armbar. He was expected to take on Kegan Gennrich at a Bellator show in January, but fell out of the fight with an injury.<\/p>\n<p>Logan Paul, meanwhile, has wiggled his way into the combat sports bubble by competing in a pair of high profile boxing matches with KSI. The pair&#8217;s first fight, an amateur bout, ended in a draw. KSI won the second fight, a professional contest, via decision. Given Paul&#8217;s wrestling background and boxing experience, he&#8217;s been linked on several occasions to potential MMA bouts, but as of yet has not made the move.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Logan Paul will accept this million-dollar challenge from Dillon Danis?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bellator star and BJJ standout Dillon Danis has sent a $1M challenge to YouTuber turned boxer Logan Paul. Paul, who competed in wrestling in high school, recently issued a challenge of his own, offering $10,000 to any social media influencer who&#8217;s able to beat him in a wrestling match. 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