Team Islam Makhachev has been waiting for this day for years.
Dillon Danis, a member of Team Conor McGregor since 2016, has relentlessly joked about Makhachev’s team on social media, which carried over into Saturday’s UFC 322 at Madison Square Garden, where a brawl broke out on the floor.
Javier Mendez, the coach of Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov, told Submission Radio that the latest rant that pushed them over the edge was an AI video that showed Makhachev kissing his agent Ali Abdelaziz.
“They showed me a video that showed what kind of person he is.” [posting]. They showed me a video of Ali and Islam in a relational embrace. and porn stars and the acceptance of Islam. ” Mendez said.
“What do you expect when you do that?”
Mendez added that Danis’ jokes and AI-powered content are not just for laughs, but are highly offensive to their Islamic faith.
Danis also posted a photo of Makhachev and former porn actress Mia Khalifa, which could also be seen as a jab at his religion.
After a brawl at UFC 322, a lightning rod was brought into the holding cell in the MSG basement after Danis was attacked by more than 10 members of Makhachev’s team, including UFC rookie Magomed “Chunko” Zainukov.
UFC President Dana White They pressed charges against Danis, which he refused, but banned him from the event for life..
“Dillon Danis will never be at a UFC event again,” White said, adding that he heard he was moving around the arena too much at the start of the card.
Mendes has coached Makhachev and Nurmagomedov for nearly their entire careers, with Makhachev winning a unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 322, defeating Jacques Della Maddalena to capture the welterweight title.
Hearing that Danis was moving around a lot, White instructed security to tell Danis to stay in his seat, but Makhachev’s team had a huge presence, so a fight was bound to happen anyway.
“I had no idea how stupid it was that the entire Muslim Brotherhood was here tonight in the first five ranks of Islam.” [Makhachev]. As soon as it broke out, I went to the side and said, ‘Hmm, I know exactly what that is,'” White said.
Danis previously got into trouble for allegedly posting explicit content about Logan Paul’s wife, Nina Agdal, and is currently suing Danis in court over AI-generated content.
