Dana White is furious concerning the mass brawl that broke out just before the UFC 322 predominant card began.
The premier MMA promotion’s annual show at Madison Square Garden was stacked with epic fights.
Nevertheless, it was a crowd brawl involving Dillon Danis and Islam Makhachev’s teammates that stole the show.
Viral footage shows multiple men, including fan favorite ‘John Pork’ – real name Magomed Zaynukov – throwing punches at Conor McGregor‘s old training partner, who was escorted out of the famous Latest York venue by police.
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Dana White reacts to UFC 322 brawl
Dana White was asked concerning the ugly incident during his post-fight press conference at UFC 322.
The MMA mogul took full responsibility for the brawl before hitting Dillon Danis with a lifetime UFC ban.
“I blame myself for that, actually,” White said when asked concerning the melee.
“They got here back and told me right before I walked out for the predominant card that Dillon Danis was here and he was moving around, sitting in fighters’ seats and never sitting in his own seat that he had, he had a ticket.
“They said, ‘Do you would like us to throw him out of here?’ And I said, ‘He has a ticket?’ They told me, ‘[Jorge] Masvidal said he’s gonna f— him up on sight.’ I said, ‘Well, where is Masvidal sitting?’ He’s sitting six or seven rows away from Masvidal. I said, ‘If the guy has a ticket, let him sit in his seat, let him keep doing what he’s doing and control him.’
“It never even crossed my mind, as silly as this might be, that the whole Muslim Brotherhood was here tonight in the primary five rows for Islam.
“As soon because it broke out, I used to be over on the opposite side, and I am going, ‘F—! I do know exactly what that’s.’ I knew it.
“You won’t ever see Dillon Danis at a UFC fight ever again. Yeah, you’ll never see him at one other fight.
“They called me from downstairs and said, ‘We’ve got him down here, do you wanna press charges and have him arrested?’ And I said, ‘No, I don’t wanna press charges’. That is the fight business, man.
“I could’ve prevented this tonight, and I tousled.”
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What’s next for Dillon Danis?
Dillon Danis returned to MMA following a six-year layoff at Misfits 22 in August.
15 seconds was all he needed to submit Warren Spencer and grow to be the Misfits light heavyweight MMA champion.
Danis faced off with Eddie Hall within the ring and agreed to fight him, provided the previous World’s Strongest Man could cut right down to 300 lbs for his or her scrap.
Three months later, Danis has been booked to defend his belt in a grudge match with Anthony Taylor, whom he previously brawled with on the streets.
They’ll settle their feud on the undercard of Andrew Tate’s fight against Chase DeMoor on December 20.