Newly-minted GFL signing, Dillon Danis has revealed he was initially deliberate to characteristic on The Final Fighter earlier than a possible transfer to the UFC, earlier than the promotion’s Chief Enterprise Officer, Hunter Campbell shut down the thought of the New Jersey native competing.
Danis, a former Bellator MMA welterweight prospect, is ready to make his return to motion in blended martial arts in Might, taking over former interim light-weight champion, Tony Ferguson within the pair’s first respective outings with the World Combat League.
Sidelined from fight sports activities since a 2023 skilled boxing match with Logan Paul, Danis is ready to characteristic on the finish of this month in his sophomore journey to the ring, taking over the Ohio native’s enterprise accomplice, controversial YouTuber and musician, KSI.
Dillon Danis reveals failed path to the UFC via The Final Fighter
Nevertheless, planning a possible path to the UFC in years passed by, Danis claimed he was contacted at UFC 295 while in attendance a few potential Octagon touchdown — in the end to no avail.
“I wanted to go to the UFC, that was the plan.” Dillon Danis advised Ariel Helwani for Uncrowned throughout an interview. “So basically, we never got to Dana [White]… I went to the UFC for (Alex) Pereira [vs. Jiri Prochazka 1], I saw the matchmaker, Mick Maynard. He came to me and said ‘We saw the pop in the crowd for you, we want to sign you’. I was like, okay, he can’t say that and not mean it…”
Nevertheless, in keeping with the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ace, the aforenoted, Campbell put the kibosh on his addition to The Final Fighter, citing considerations over the “trouble” he would trigger.
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I used to be like, alright, we’re in. We have been speaking to Hunter [Campbell], and he was identical to, he’s going to make hassle and we don’t need that. He’s too controversial… So, The Final Fighter was developing. That is the one, that is the one which’s DC [and Chael], that will’ve been pure cinema… They have been like, no, we don’t wish to do it. 1oo% [I was serious], would’ve been the most important numbers they’ve ever had…”
“[Hunter] was just like, he’s going to go into the house, make the most trouble and not fight.” Dillon Danis concluded. “It’s the same thing that everyone says. It was so f*cking annoying.”
