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It doesn’t appear that Dana White is interested in signing Dillon Danis to the UFC anytime soon.
During an appearance on The MMA Hour, Danis, who was embarrassed in a boxing match vs Logan Paul, said he would retire from MMA if the UFC didn’t sign him.
Via MMA Fighting
“I’m going to tell Dana White. I don’t care who it is. Just give me anybody, and if they don’t do it, I can just retire and chill.”
On Tuesday, White went on the Nelk Boys’ Full Send podcast and was asked about signing Danis. The UFC CEO wasn’t a big fan of how Danis conducts himself outside of the cage.
“The other thing with him is, and I have no beef with the kid at all, I’ve probably said two words to him in my whole life. But every time he’s around, sh–’s going down,”
“We can’t have that stuff going on here. A lot of people will see when guys get into it on stage or something starts to happen, they’re like oh, they must love this or whatever. No. No, we don’t love it. We don’t need that shit to sell fights. It’s our job to keep that sh– under control.
“That’s why when you see these other events with these guys and everything breaks out like that, it’s a f—-g. Total unprofessional clown show.”
“We can’t have that stuff going on here… We don’t need that sh*t to sell fights.”
Dana White shuts down Dillon Danis fighting in the UFC? 👀 pic.twitter.com/0ma46BqRzv
— Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) November 28, 2023
Two weeks ago, Danis stated on social media that he had decided to retire from MMA.
I'm done with fighting. I'm retired. Love you all.
— Dillon Danis (@dillondanis) November 15, 2023