Two Misfits fighters couldn’t wait until Saturday night before letting their hands go.
On Saturday night, the promotion is about to host certainly one of their biggest events of the yr in Manchester, England.
The major event particularly has had a tense construct, with Darren Till and Luke Rockhold being separated on the press conference on Thursday.
There was one other competitor who was in attendance for the press conference who also looked to antagonize one half of the bridgerweight title fight headliner.
Dillon Danis and Rockhold reportedly got right into a fight earlier today on the weigh-ins, which each men have now reacted to.
Dillon Danis and Luke Rockhold each share statements in response to their backstage brawl
Dillon Danis and Luke Rockhold verbally clashed on the pre-fight press conference on Thursday having trained together prior to now.
Danis particularly made some scathing personal comments concerning the former UFC champion, sharing several posts and clips from their interactions on his Instagram story.
The controversial star also shared the initial report and pictures of their encounter backstage on the weigh-ins before each men reacted to the brawl.
In a post by MMA Junkie on Instagram, Danis claimed that “Luke Rockhold learned to never mess with a gangster.”
While Rockhold didn’t make reference to the photographs of him seemingly suffering a cut on his back in his post, he did reply to a number of the comments that Danis had made on the press conference.
He wrote, “Ask Dillon Danis how his face feels” when sharing a clip from Thursday where the previous grappling star had looked to get under his skin by bringing up certainly one of his previous relationships.
Dillon Danis has named certainly one of Luke Rockhold’s former teammates as his next goal
While Dillon Danis can be making his long-awaited MMA return this Saturday against a newcomer in Warren Spencer, he has at all times targeted a number of the biggest names in the game.
The controversial star is clearly satisfied with what went down between him and Luke Rockhold earlier today having already announced his next goal.
Danis has some history with the American Kickboxing Academy, or AKA, gym where Rockhold trained alongside the likes of Khabib Nurmagomedov.
One other legend from that gym, Daniel Cormier, was named in Danis’ latest post following the backstage encounter.
Danis had stated on fight week that he wanted to indicate the UFC, who he still hopes to fight for, that he may very well be reliable and skilled.