"Dillon Danis and Craig Jones will headline the Craig Jones Invitational 3 tournament. Danis and Jones will meet in a jiu-jitsu matchup for the title of the "Greatest Grappler in the World." The date and venue for the event are yet to be announced. The announcement of the matchup promoted Danis as the No. 1 pound-for-pound MMA and jiu-jitsu fighter in the world, with Jones as the No. 2."
"Jones is an accomplished grappler considered to be among the best of all time in jiu-jitsu. Jones claims to have developed a counter to Dagestani grappling and frequently helps fellow Australian and Kiwi UFC fighters in their training camps. Meanwhile, Danis initially rose to fame as the primary grappling partner of Conor McGregor, 'El Jefe" was a part of the infamous UFC 229 brawl involving McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov's teams."
Dillon Danis and Craig Jones will headline the Craig Jones Invitational 3 and will meet in a jiu-jitsu matchup for the title of "Greatest Grappler in the World." The event date and venue remain unannounced. The matchup announcement positioned Danis as the No. 1 pound-for-pound MMA and jiu-jitsu fighter and Jones as No. 2. Jones is an accomplished grappler regarded among the best, claims to have developed a counter to Dagestani grappling, and assists Australian and Kiwi UFC fighters in training. Danis rose to prominence as Conor McGregor's primary grappling partner, has a history of controversies, limited non-exhibition MMA bouts, a 2023 boxing no-contest with Logan Paul, and a Misfits MMA exhibition light heavyweight title via submission.
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