‘Never again’ – Dana White permanently bans Dillon Danis from all UFC events after involvement in crowd brawl

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Dana White has said that Dillon Danis will never be seen at any UFC event ever again.The main card of UFC 322 was delayed on Saturday night after a massive brawl broke out in the New York crowd, which involved controversial MMA fighter Danis.Danis faces a lifetime UFC ban following the incidentGettyThe brawl delayed the main card before Saint Denis brutally knocked out Dariush in just 16 secondsGettyBenoit Saint Denis and Beneil Dariush were set to kick off the final five fights at UFC 322 on Saturday night when members of the media noticed crazy scenes in the crowd.Several people in the crowd at Madison Square Garden were seen pushing and shoving, while others were spotted throwing punches left, right and centre.One of those involved in the brawl was Danis, who was seen exchanging blows with members of Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s entourage, including Russian past and present UFC stars Magomed Zaynukov and Abubakar Nurmagomedov.Dana White: I blame myself for crowd brawl, but Dillon Danis is bannedUFC CEO White said he was informed by his team that Danis was sitting in other fighters’ seats at the event.View Tweet: https://twitter.com/hashtag/UFC322?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwView Tweet: https://twitter.com/hashtag/UFC322?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwThey asked if he wanted Danis thrown out, but as he was also informed that the American had a ticket, White decided against it.White was also told that former UFC welterweight Jorge Masvidal was waiting to ‘f*** Danis up’ but knew he was seated a few rows behind, so let it be.Then, when White saw the ‘whole Muslim Brotherhood’ in support of Islam Makhachev involved in a huge crowd brawl, he knew exactly what happened.“You will never see Dillon Danis at a UFC event ever again,” White said at the UFC 322 post-fight press conference.He also confirmed he will not be pressing charges against Danis, but admitted he wasn’t speaking on behalf of Madison Square Garden or any other authorities either.Mike Bohn of MMA Junkie was right next to the brawl cageside at UFC 322.It is unclear what prompted the brawl between Danis and the Russian fighters — the former has been banned regardlessUFC“This was a little insane, but did my best to catch as much of it as possible. Didn’t see what started it all,” the journalist wrote on X.Nothing has emerged yet to reveal what started the brawl, but fans, police officers, security personnel and even family members of UFC fighters were caught up in it.Fox Sports Australia reported that Jack Della Maddalena, who lost his welterweight title to Makhachev in the main event of UFC 322, had family members caught up in the fray.UFC boss Hunter Campbell was also said to have been brought from his seat to try and calm things down amid the crowd brawl, while Danis was heard saying, ‘I didn’t do anything.’Danis was allegedly ejected from the arena after throwing and receiving several punches.He is not unfamiliar with bust-ups with members of Team Khabib, having been involved in several encounters with the Dagestanis as a former training partner of Conor McGregor.UFC 322: Full resultsIslam Makhachev def. Jack Della Maddalena via unanimous decision (welterweight)Valentina Shevchenko def. Zhang Weili via unanimous decision (women’s flyweight)Michael Morales def. Sean Brady via first-round KO (welterweight)Carlos Prates def. Leon Edwards via second-round KO (welterweight)Benoit Saint Denis def. Beneil Dariush via first-round KO (lightweight)Bo Nickal def. Rodolfo Vieira via third-round KO (middleweight)Gregory Rodrigues def. Roman Kopylov via unanimous decision (middleweight)Erin Blanchfield def. Tracey Cortez via second-round submission (women’s flyweight)Ethyn Ewing def. Malcolm Wellmaker via unanimous decision (featherweight)Kyle Daukaus def. Gerald Meerschaert via first-round submission (middleweight)Pat Sabatini def. Chepe Mariscal via unanimous decision (featherweight)Fatima Kline def. Angela Hill via unanimous decision (women’s strawweight)Baisangur Susurkaev def. Eric McConico via third-round KO/TKO (middleweight)Matheus Camilo def. Viacheslav Borshchev via unanimous decision (lightweight)The crowd eventually got under control, and Saint Denis proceeded to knock out Dariush in just 16 seconds to get the main card underway.Carlos Prates followed suit by stopping Leon Edwards in the second round of their welterweight bout.Then, Michael Morales bettered Prates’ performance by finishing Sean Brady in the first round before Valentina Shevchenko dominated Zhang Weili in the co-main event to defend her women’s flyweight title before Makhachev ousted ‘JDM.’Elsewhere at UFC 322, Bo Nickal brutally knocked out Rodolfo Vieira with a vicious head kick, while Erin Blanchfield edged closer to a title shot by submitting Tracey Cortez.Debutant Ethyn Ewing claimed a shock unanimous decision win over the previously undefeated Malcolm Wellmaker after a masterful display.Meanwhile, Gregory Rodrigues, Kyle Daukaus and Pat Sabatini all won in their respective bouts.