"I blame myself for that actually. They told me about that right before I walked out for the main card, that Dillon Danis was here and he was moving around sitting in fighter's seats, and not sitting in his own seat that he had,"
"I said 'he has a ticket?' and they said 'yeah.' They told me '[Jorge] Masvidal said he's going to f*ck him up on sight.'"
"It never even crossed my mind, as stupid as this could be, that the entire Muslim brotherhood was here tonight in the first five rows for Islam [Makhachev]. And as soon as it broke out, I was over on the other side and I go 'f*ck. I know exactly what that is.' And I knew it."
Dillon Danis was involved in a brawl at UFC 322 at Madison Square Garden and was escorted out as the main card began. Danis engaged with Abubakar Nurmagomedov and others while sitting in fighters' seats despite holding a ticket. Dana White said he had been warned about Danis before the main card and chose to monitor him rather than remove him. White blamed himself for not acting sooner, cited threats from Jorge Masvidal, noted the proximity of Islam Makhachev supporters, promised Danis will not return to UFC events, and declined to press charges.
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