Dillon Danis misplaced to Logan Paul in a boxing match within the Misfits Boxing promotion however maintains that he’d win in a ‘actual combat.’
Danis appeared on Piers Morgan on Tuesday sporting a pair of sun shades and mentioned that he is interesting the loss to Paul as a result of Paul punched him whereas he was on the bottom. Danis misplaced to Paul by way of disqualification after he tried to use a guillotine choke and pull guard within the ultimate spherical sparking a melee between groups.
“It did not really feel like a combat. It felt like he was operating away. Each time I attempted to have interaction with him and tried to get in there and like commerce he would run away,” Danis mentioned.
“Even Conor [McGregor] mentioned that. He was operating. He was on the again foot the entire time. I used to be attempting to push ahead. I needed to combat. I needed to clinch. I needed to play. I used to be like, let’s go.”
Danis landed 9 punches all through the six-round bout. Had the match not resulted in a disqualification Paul would have simply gained by way of unanimous determination.
“Boxing just isn’t an actual combat,” mentioned Danis. “It is half a combat. I wish to combat him in an actual combat. He shook my hand and mentioned that he was going to combat me in MMA.”
Danis is signed with Bellator MMA and has a 2-0 file in blended martial arts. He has two extra fights left on his contract with the group. Regardless of that, Danis mentioned he desires to go to the UFC.
“After this, I’ll the UFC. I wish to go to the UFC. I feel the UFC now will see my potential in promoting fights and every part like that,” Danis mentioned.
The longtime McGregor coaching associate believes that he can beat one of the best fighters on the UFC roster.
“All these items I’ve ever mentioned I am prepared to go show it,” mentioned Danis. “My jiu-jitsu’s too good for these guys.”
“I might combat all of them. I might combat Jon Jones. I am not scared. I’ve performed a lie detector take a look at and it confirmed that I consider that. When you’re a fighter and you do not consider that then you definately’re not an actual fighter. I consider I can beat any man on the planet.
“I feel these guys aren’t that good, and I am prepared to go show that. Put me within the UFC and provides me Islam [Makhachev] the primary combat… Signal me. Let’s do it. Give me anyone that you really want. Do not ship anyone that you really want again. I am going to beat all of them, and I wish to show what I am saying is true. It pisses me off that individuals do not consider in me.”