Dillon Danis
American mixed martial artist
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| April 4 2025 | Misfits Boxing co-president Mams Taylor confirmed that X Series 21 – Unfinished Business was cancelled, and X Series 22 was rescheduled from April 12 to May 16. |
| March 21 2025 | Fight between Dillon Danis and KSI was postponed due to KSI suffering from an illness. |
| March 21 2025 | The boxing fight between Dillon Danis and KSI was postponed due to KSI suffering from an illness. |
| February 4 2025 | Announcement of Dillon Danis' boxing match with KSI, replacing Wayne Bridge at X Series 21 – Unfinished Business |
| January 24 2025 | Global Fight League announces Danis has signed a contract to return to MMA later in the year. |
| January 20 2025 | Wayne Bridge withdraws from scheduled bout with KSI, creating an opportunity for Dillon Danis |
| 2024 | Dillon Danis' legal representation filed a motion to withdraw from his case with Nina Agdal. |
| 2024 | Dillon Danis won the Misfits Boxing Awards for Feud of the Year, shared with Logan Paul |
| August 10 2024 | Originally scheduled to fight Mike Perry on the first Misfits MMA card in Miami, Florida. |
| May 2024 | Dillon Danis announces his return to MMA competition, claiming to have signed a contract to fight former UFC fighter and Bare Knuckle Boxing champion Mike Perry. |
| 2023 | Dillon Danis won the MMA Hour Awards for Best Social Media Of The Year |
| 2023 | Danis confirmed he intends to complete the two remaining fights on his Bellator contract in 2023, along with at least one additional fight. |
| 2023 | Dillon Danis won the Happy Punch Awards for Best Trash Talker |
| November 15 2023 | Dillon Danis announced his retirement from combat sports after failing to secure a UFC contract. |
| October 21 2023 | Danis officially submitted an appeal against his disqualification loss, which was ultimately not changed. |
| October 21 2023 | Ariel Helwani reported that Dillon Danis was released from his Bellator contract, making him a free agent and seeking a potential UFC deal. |
| October 14 2023 | Danis was disqualified in the sixth round of his bout with Logan Paul after attempting an illegal takedown and choke, resulting in a post-fight brawl. |
| September 8 2023 | Nina Agdal was granted a temporary restraining order against Dillon Danis after sharing images of her on social media during the build-up to his boxing match with Logan Paul. |
| September 1 2023 | Danis shared the first picture of himself holding his infant son, during the promotional period leading up to his fight with Logan Paul. |
| August 2023 | Dillon Danis announced the birth of his first child, a son, while keeping the child's name and mother's identity private. |
| August 8 2023 | Announcement made that Danis would face Logan Paul at X Series 10 – The Prime Card on October 14 in Manchester, England. |
| February 2023 | YouTuber Stephen 'Coffeezilla' Findeisen accused Dillon Danis of accepting cash to promote cryptocurrency and NFT scams on social media without due diligence. Findeisen's team paid Danis $1,000 to promote a fake NFT project, revealing a list of 20 cryptocurrency and NFT projects Danis allegedly endorsed as scams. |
| January 4 2023 | Danis withdrew from his scheduled boxing match with KSI, with promoter Mams Taylor citing he was underprepared and lacking a coach. |
| November 19 2022 | During a broadcast, it was announced that Danis would face KSI on January 14, 2023, at Wembley Arena in London, England as the headliner for X Series 004. |
| November 18 2022 | Dillon Danis made an appearance at the press conference for MF & DAZN: X Series 003, confronting British YouTuber KSI. |
| November 6 2021 | Dillon Danis was removed from the UFC 268 event after getting into a physical altercation with MMA manager Ali Abdelaziz, during which Abdelaziz slapped Danis. |
| October 2021 | Dillon Danis publicly accused UFC veteran Jake Shields of offering him performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) before the 2017 ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship. |
| September 18 2021 | Dillon Danis was arrested after an altercation with a bouncer outside a nightclub in New Jersey. During the incident, he was overpowered, restrained, and choked out. Danis was reportedly released by officers after approximately twenty minutes and later claimed that the bouncer and bartenders were at fault for the altercation. |
| 2020 | Danis was scheduled to fight Kegan Gennrich at Bellator 238 but withdrew due to an injury. |
| 2019 | Danis fought Max Humphreys at Bellator 222 at a catchweight of 175 lbs, winning via armbar in the first round. |
| March 11 2019 | Danis publicly commented on the UFC 229 incident during an ESPN MMA podcast with Ariel Helwani, claiming that Khabib had been taunting him during the second or third round of the fight. |
| 2018 | Dillon Danis made his MMA debut at Bellator 198, defeating Kyle Walker via toe hold in the first round. |
| October 2018 | At UFC 229, Dillon Danis was involved in a post-fight melee with Khabib Nurmagomedov after McGregor's fight. Danis reportedly provoked Nurmagomedov, leading to Khabib jumping the cage and attacking him, which resulted in an all-out brawl. |
| 2017 | Competed in the ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship, which later became the subject of PED-related accusations. |
| September 23 2017 | Competed at ADCC 2017 in Espoo, Finland, losing to Gordon Ryan by Referee Decision and Mahamed Aly |
| May 14 2017 | Lost to Jake Shields at Submission Underground 4 in Portland, Oregon, United States |
| January 29 2017 | Won against AJ Agazarm at Submission Underground 3 in Portland, Oregon, United States |
| 2016 | Competed at Polaris 5 at a catchweight (-78 kg), losing a judges decision to Garry Tonon. |
| 2016 | Dillon Danis won 1st place in the IBJJF Pan Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship in the Black belt pesado category. |
| 2016 | Marcelo Garcia disassociated Danis from his school due to his media image prior to the McGregor-Diaz fight. |
| 2016 | Dillon Danis joined Conor McGregor's training camp as a coach and training partner, gaining prominence in the mixed martial arts community ahead of McGregor's UFC 202 rematch against Nate Diaz. |
| October 29 2016 | Fought at Polaris Pro Grappling 4 against Jackson Sousa, winning via an inside heel hook submission. |
| July 9 2016 | Lost to Max Gimenis at Copa Podio in Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 2015 | Dillon Danis won multiple championships, including 2nd place in the IBJJF New York Spring International Open (Brown belt medio and open class), and 1st place in the IBJJF Boca Raton International Open (Black belt medio). |
| May 9 2015 | Competed at Metamoris 6 against UFC veteran Joe Lauzon, winning the match via a D'arce choke submission. |
| 2014 | Dillon Danis achieved multiple significant Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu accomplishments, including 1st place in the IBJJF Pan Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship (Brown belt medio), 1st place in the IBJJF New York Summer International Open (Brown belt medio), and 1st place in the IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championships (Brown belt medio). |
| October 5 2014 | Won two matches at the 2014 IBJJF World Jiu Jitsu No-Gi Championship in Azusa, California, including a victory over Jonathan Satava |
| 2013 | Dillon Danis secured 2nd place in the IBJJF Pan Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship in the Brown belt medio category. |
| 2012 | Dillon Danis won 3rd place in the IBJJF Pan Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship in the Purple belt medio category. |
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