In 2019, Dillon Danis gave the impression to be on the cusp of a profitable blended martial arts profession.
After making a reputation for himself as a world-class BJJ specialist, Dillon Danis moved from the mat to the cage and scored back-to-back first-round submissions underneath the Bellator banner. Issues gave the impression to be full steam forward for Danis, however a sequence of devastating knee accidents derailed every thing.
In consequence, Danis discovered himself in an extremely darkish place. Throughout an look on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, Danis revealed that in his restoration, Danis frequently drowned his sorrows with alcohol and contemplated whether or not or not his life was nonetheless one value dwelling.
“It received to the purpose the place I didn’t know if I used to be going to be alive once more,” Danis stated. “There’s lots of people with much more issues than me. You go from coaching, being so good, after which simply sitting there in a solid, can’t transfer, don’t know for those who’re ever going to be the identical. Twice in the identical 12 months. You get right into a darkish place. You begin ingesting, you do unhealthy issues. After which all you do is simply drink all day” (h/t MMA Information).
Dillon Danis’ New Lease on Life
In recent times, Dillon Danis has seemingly discovered a brand new lease on life by turning into certainly one of social media’s most distinguished trolls. That repute has landed him a chance to compete for the primary time in additional than 4 years on October 14. Danis is scheduled to make his boxing debut towards WWE Celebrity Logan Paul as a part of Misfits Boxing’s ‘The PRIME Card’ in Manchester.
Decided to benefit from the chance, Danis put his abilities to work by launching an all-out on-line assault on Paul and his fiancee, Danish swimsuit mannequin Nina Agdal. In August, Danis noticed his social media numbers skyrocket in consequence, with an insane two billion impressions and greater than doubling his follower rely. Sadly, Danis could have taken issues just a little too far, prompting Agdal to file a lawsuit towards Danis for allegedly violating state and federal ‘revenge porn’ legal guidelines.
Regardless of the pending litigation, every thing continues to be full steam forward in terms of his conflict with Logan Paul later this month.