BJJ champion Dillon Danis will be making his much awaited MMA debut at Bellator MMA. Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports was the first to break the news.
Danis had an eventful past few months, he had took double at the No Gi Pan, submitted Jackson Souza at Polaris, beat AJ Agazarm at SUG 3, but also said he could beat Khabib Nurmagomedov and Rory Macdonald, and he called Jon Jones a “F*cking B*tch”.
Danis will be fighting as a welterweight, but eventually plans to to fight at lightweight.
“I want to fight the best, just like Conor does,” Danis told Yahoo Sports. “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.”
“A guy like Dillon, with such high-level jiu-jitsu, whenever a fight goes to the ground, he’s going to be a serious threat. He’s going to have to master the stand-up game and everything else, but what I’ve found over the years is that when you take a guy like this, who has competed all over the world in big events, they’re calm and relaxed and they’ll develop if you push them along and nurture them the right way.”
Last year, the 0-0 Danis was calling out all UFC fighters. He wore a UFC shirt, and tagged Dana White:
I would play with any one of them. @danawhite#manswork
Dillon Danis Thinks he’s Ready To Fight On A UFC Fight Card, Calls Jon Jones Sloppy
