It sounds like Dillon
Danis is getting closer to making his first mixed martial arts
appearance since 2019.
Following Bellator 275, promotion president Scott Coker revealed
that he has been in contact with the Brazilian jiu-jitsu black
belt, who notably served as a training partner for former
two-division UFC champion Conor
McGregor.
“He’s been texting me all weekend and saying he wants to get back
in, he’s ready to get back in,” Coker said at the Bellator 275
post-fight press conference. “So as soon as I get back home, I’m
going to call him, we’re going to see if we can put something
together for him. But it’s going to be up to him. He’s going to
have to really want it. He’s going to [have to] train and get in
there.”
Danis’ signing with Bellator came with great fanfare, and he
quickly established himself as one of the most outspoken fighters
on the California-based promotion’s roster. The 28-year-old fought
once in 2018 and 2019, earning first-round submission victories
over Kyle Walker
and Max
Humphrey, respectively. Multiple knee injuries have sidelined
Danis since then.
“Listen, when we signed Dillon, it was about being a high-level
jiu-jitsu master, getting to the point where he could become a
complete MMA fighter,” Coker said. “And I thought we were along the
way, then he started getting injured and things got in the way. But
if he’s ready to go, we’re ready to go.”