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Days After Bagging $1,000,000+ in Boxing Debut, Conor McGregor’s Friend Dillon Danis Sees ‘Easy Payday’ Against Nate Diaz in ‘MMA’

Kritika Gayatri
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Days After Bagging $1,000,000+ in Boxing Debut, Conor McGregor’s Friend Dillon Danis Sees ‘Easy Payday’ Against Nate Diaz in ‘MMA’

After multiple successful boxing events, a crossover boxing promotion organization Misfits is now targeting to have MMA on its card. To begin with, the very first fight they have opted out for is Nate Diaz vs. Jake Paul but amid this offer from Misfits, Conor McGregor’s friend Dillon Danis has found another opportunity to seize an easy payday, as per a tweet from Fight Punch. Danis recently had a six-round match at the AO Arena in Manchester in which Logan Paul emerged victorious via disqualification. Even though Danis lost the fight in an embarrassing setting, he still went home with over $1 million payday as per his comments on Piers Morgan Uncensored. After his loss against Paul in his boxing debut, Danis without wasting any time is now set to test his skills in his area of expertise which is MMA and make some easy money.

‘El Jefe’ has previously competed in the Welterweight division and has a professional fighting record of 2-0-0 in Bellator MMA. His last fight was in 2019 at Bellator 222 against Max Humphrey which he won via submission in the first-round. Since then, he didn’t take up any fight until recently when he made his boxing debut against Logan Paul. Danis’s most recent fight which took place on October 14, 2023, was a total buzz mixed with controversies that ended up in disappointment for the fans worldwide. Now MMA seems like the best option for Danis to explore given his past experience in the sport.

Dillon Danis wants to fight Nate Diaz after Misfits Boxing announces MMA match

Misfits Boxing’s recent announcement of not just having boxing events but also including MMA bouts has led to talks about Danis planning to take over this opportunity.

Misfits even approached Jake Paul and Nate Daiz to feature in its very first MMA event in which Paul has shown his interest. As per the reports from Bloody Elbow, ‘The Problem Child’ is not interested in a boxing rematch against Nate Diaz but the latter has shown interest for the same. Amid all of these talks, as per a tweet from Happy Punch, Dillon Danis has yet again found another way to make money. As per the Tweet, the BJJ star has expressed his interest in fighting Nate Diaz and seemed quite optimistic about it. Their tweet read:

“Misfits plan to introduce MMA fights on their boxing shows. Dillon Danis wants Nate Diaz.”

Dillon Danis’s recent release from Bellator and hints of his UFC debut

‘El Jefe’ has been released from Bellator and recently hinted at his potential move to the UFC by taking up to Twitter and tagging the UFC president Dana White. Danis reached out to White and teased the idea of working in the UFC and making a lot of money.

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Kritika Gayatri

Kritika Gayatri

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Kritika Gayatri is a UFC journalist at The SportsRush. She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism and has created over 1200+ UFC web stories before joining The SportsRush. She has been covering the sport since 2021 but it was UFC 229 Khabib vs. McGregor that got her interested initially. She is a practising Mixed Martial artist and a trained judoka who loves anything that revolves around adventure and adrenaline. Beyond the octagon and the keyboard, she also excels in communication and conducting interviews. She loves to trek in the upper Himalayas and contributes to various sustainable social projects in the Buddhist monasteries.

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