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UFC Fighter Cheered For Getting Dillon Danis Banned
Magomed ‘Chanco’ Zaynukov, a UFC fighter who was allegedly among those who brawled with Dillon Danis at a recent MMA event, received a hero’s welcome when he got back to his home gym in Dagestan.
The wild scenes outside the Octagon at the UFC 322 event marred the headline results like Islam Makhachev‘s domination of Jack Della Maddalena. As GIVE ME SPORT reported at the time, it all seemed to start when Danis, a Misfits fighter, reportedly kept encroaching into an area for which he did not have a ticket. The UFC boss Dana White even told reporters later that Danis “was moving around and sitting in fighter seats, and not sitting in his own.”
Danis also has a checkered history for his trolling nature, particularly on social media, which can irritate Makhachev and his fellow Dagenstani fighters who take pride in respect and their culture. And it all boiled over at UFC 322. White banned Danis, and now ‘Chano’ appears to be the most popular fighter in his gym.
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Magomed ‘Chanco’ Zaynukov’s Hero’s Welcome For Getting Dillon Danis Banned
Speaking to the media, White said: “It never even crossed my mind that the entire Muslim Brotherhood was here tonight in the first five rows, for Islam. As soon as it broke out, and I’m in the front row, I went f***. I know exactly what that is. I knew it.”
White knew it was Danis. “You will never see Dillon Danis at a UFC fight ever again.”
Even Makhachev reacted to the news of Danis’s ban from the UFC, as he suggested he should be banned from the country, too.
But though Danis remains in the US, Makhachev, and Chano’s teammates in Dagestan all appeared thrilled at how the controversial incident played out.
The fighter, who rose to fame in regional leagues and UAE Warriors, won via decision in a Contender Series bout in October but it remains to be seen when his actual UFC debut will be. Considering the fighter’s surging popularity right now, it’s a debut we might see sooner, rather than later.
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