Conor McGregor’s Jiu-Jitsu coach and teammate Dillon Danis has challenged former UFC Lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos to a fight after the Brazilian criticised Danis for hiding behind McGregor.
Danis (1-0) was at the centre of a heated brawl after Khabib Nurmagomedov’s fourth-round submission win over McGregor at UFC 229 on Saturday with the Russian fighter scaling the fence to attack McGregor’s coach only seconds after referee Herb Dean put an end to the contest.
Danis is currently signed to Bellator MMA but he wants to fight dos Anjos who has a career 17-8 record in the UFC.
Khabib had a flawless performance, congratulations but he lost him mind on the end. He kept composed during the week but after the fight he explode which is understandable, you can’t cross the family and religion line when it comes to promote a fight.
— Rafael dos Anjos (@RdosAnjosMMA) October 7, 2018
Just to be clear the guy that jump the cage and punch Conor from behind should be banned not Khabib. That was what I said yesterday. Khabib by jump the cage he hurt nobody by him self and his image.
— Rafael dos Anjos (@RdosAnjosMMA) October 7, 2018
This guy Dillan Dennis he is nobody, he just suck Conor’s balls and hide behind him, that’s his job. He never going to make it, be on Conor’s corner is his career highlight.
— Rafael dos Anjos (@RdosAnjosMMA) October 7, 2018
let’s fight then fuck commissions let’s meet up and fight you pussy little bitch you give every fight you no heart rat https://t.co/77CnDtvODq
— Dillon Danis (@dillondanis) October 7, 2018
Danis made his professional mixed martial arts debut against Kyle Walker at Bellator 198 earlier this year and won the fight via a first round submission victory in a 175 pound catchweight contest.
Bellator CEO Scott Coker said that Danis will have to master other areas of MMA but that he will be a serious threat on the ground.
“Buying the best free agents and building from the top down and signing these young guys who excel in one discipline of the martial arts, whether it is wrestling or jiu-jitsu, taekwondo or traditional karate, and then building from the bottom up,” Coker said after signing Danis to Bellator.
“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.”
