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Paige VanZant is the latest fighter to face Dillon Danis.
After a three-year hiatus from martial arts, where she competed in the UFC and BKFC, the social media sensation is back, this time in the ring. VanZant will make his boxing debut on May 25th in the headliner of Misfits Boxing 15 against Elle Brook.
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VanZant is one of several MMA stars who have taken the plunge into the “sweet science,” but he has taken a different, more arduous path from many others, having fought twice in bare-knuckle boxing first. I walked. In her recent interview, VanZant took issue with other “fighters” across the boxing world, including her controversial figure Dillon Danis.
“Dillon Danis is not a fighter,” VanZant said. misfits boxing (via IFN). “He's not a fair comparison. Give me some other examples of MMA fighters… [Ben Askren’s] That's difficult because he's not a fighter, but he's a wrestler.Nate Diaz is great, Jorge Masvidal [also]. ”
You may know Danis better as a social media personality than he is as a professional martial artist. Danis went undefeated under the Bellator banner with back-to-back submission wins, but it's been nearly five years since the jiu-jitsu specialist stepped into the cage.
Danis tends to wage war on his words, and that was the case with the brutal turn of his only boxing match with Logan Paul, in which he accused influencer and fiancee Nina Agdal of a past relationship. attacked for a reason. When it came to the actual match, Danis lost to Paul in the sixth round due to unsportsmanlike conduct.
Continuing with yet another social media attack, Danis responded to VanZant's comments by saying he was not a real fighter and hinted that the two had a “history.”
“How quickly I forget!” Danis writes:X'. “Hahaha, relax, Paige, just because I’m not your wife doesn’t mean you have to be stingy. Don’t let me bring you two trips to Las Vegas. Don’t ruin your marriage.”
VanZant, who has been married to Bellator fighter Austin Vanderford since 2018, was arrested last year after Danis threatened to destroy their marriage, similar to what he did to the aforementioned Logan Paul and Nina Agdal. , went on an R-rated rant toward Danis.
“I noticed there's a clown on Instagram named Dillon Danis who's talking trash and trying to stir up drama. So let's go, right?” VanZant said. video Posted on Instagram. “Dillon, obviously I said you weren't a real fighter. The bad part is, I triggered you. I understand that it hurt your feelings. But… Instead of coming back and just talking shit about me, I’m not a real fighter.’ Real fighters, what have you done?
“You put yourself in a corner because you have to bring proof of this alleged affair. Because I remember meeting you in Las Vegas at a training camp for UFC athletes. I laughed in your face when you walked up to me at the bar and said to me, “I laughed in your face when I nailed you in front of multiple other UFC fighters. That's not the definition, right? Starting a drama on the internet to try to fight your husband, I'm sure there are better ways you can handle it. He has three things you'll never have… 1: A wife, 2: Friends, and 3: A real mixed martial arts resume Just like you, it's that easy. have fun. ”
Dillon Danis has yet to respond to PVZ's glowing comments, but he did repost her video to his X account.
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