Dillon
Danis and Craig Jones
will headline the Craig Jones
Invitational 3 tournament.
Danis and Jones will meet in a jiu-jitsu matchup for the title of
the “Greatest Grappler in the World.” The date and venue for the
event are yet to be announced. The announcement of the matchup
promoted Danis as the No. 1 pound-for-pound MMA and jiu-jitsu
fighter in the world, with Jones as the No. 2.
Grappling Roots
Jones is an accomplished grappler considered to be among the best
of all time in jiu-jitsu. Jones claims to have developed a counter
to Dagestani grappling and frequently helps fellow Australian and
Kiwi UFC fighters in their training camps.
Meanwhile, Danis initially rose to fame as the primary grappling
partner of Conor
McGregor, ‘El Jefe” was a part of the infamous UFC 229 brawl
involving McGregor and Khabib
Nurmagomedov’s teams. Danis has since gained notoriety for
stirring up trouble at combat sports events. Danis has competed
only twice in non-exhibition MMA, winning both bouts by submission
under the Bellator banner in 2018-19. Danis fought Logan Paul
in a boxing match in 2023, which ended in a no-contest after a
brawl broke out as“‘El Jefe” caught Paul in a headlock. Danis
recently won the Misfits MMA light heavyweight title with a
submission win over Warren
Spencer last year in a bout that was classified as an
exhibition, according to the Sherdog.com database.