Dillon Danis, Abubakar Nurmagomedov and Others Brawl at UFC 322

"Danis, a current champ in MMA with the Misfits promotion, is no stranger to brawls, having been involved in the notorious UFC 229 brawl, which saw then-lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov jump out of the octagon to attack the BJJ star and occasional teammate of Conor McGregor. During Saturday's melee at Madison Square Garden, Danis could be seen being hit in the back of the head, and came out of the melee holding a shoe."

"UFC exec Hunter Campbell, defacto second in command to Dana White, could be seen ushering Abubakar Nurmagomedov away from the chaos as the fighters were separated by law enforcement. Danis was reportedly removed from the building. Nurmagomedov is part of Islam Makhachev's team, but not currently under contract with the UFC."

"Despite years having passed between 2018's UFC 229 incident and now, it appears there's still plenty of bad blood between Danis and Team Khabib."

At the start of UFC 322's pay-per-view broadcast, a brawl broke out near press row involving Abubakar Nurmagomedov and Dillon Danis. Danis, Misfits promotion champion, has prior involvement in the 2018 UFC 229 brawl that involved Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor's teammate. During the melee at Madison Square Garden, Danis was struck in the back of the head and was seen holding a shoe afterward. UFC executive Hunter Campbell ushered Abubakar Nurmagomedov away while law enforcement separated fighters. Danis was reportedly removed from the arena. Multiple video angles of the encounter circulated on social media.

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