This past August, Dillon Danis returned to MMA on Misfits Boxing 22 against Warren Spencer. ‘El Jefe’ defeated Spencer to become the influencer boxing organization’s inaugural light heavyweight champion, ending his six-year hiatus from the sport. And now, the 32-year-old thinks he is ready to make the jump to the UFC. However, top brass in the promotion aren’t ready to take the chance with the always talkative fighter.
“I offered to be in the [Ultimate Fighter] house, which is actually crazy, and [UFC CFO Hunter Campbell] said that I was going to punch someone in the house and just get out and use it for clout or something like that,” Danis told Demetrious Johnson in the latest episode of MightyCast. Despite that, the controversial former teammate of Conor McGregor hasn’t l