Dillon Danis

Dillon Danis, born on 22 August 1993, is an American mixed martial artist trained in Brazilian jiu-jitsu who competes in the Misfits MMA division, where he is the light heavyweight champion, and is also signed to the cruiserweight division of Real American Freestyle. Born to a Honduran mother and an Armenian father and raised in Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey, he started wrestling in high school and began Brazilian jiu-jitsu at 15, made trips to Marcelo Garcia's academy in New York from 17 and moved to New York at 19 to pursue a career in the art. He previously competed in the Pan Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship before debuting in MMA at Bellator 198, beating Kyle Walker with a toe hold, and then beat Max Humphreys by armbar at Bellator 222. He was fined $7,500 and suspended for seven months after a melee at UFC 229, and lost his professional boxing debut to Logan Paul by disqualification.