Overview
- A physical altercation involving Dillon Danis and members of Islam Makhachev’s team erupted cageside before the UFC 322 main event at Madison Square Garden.
- Security removed Danis from the arena, and Dana White said fans will never see him at a UFC fight again.
- White said staff alerted him that Danis was present with a ticket and moving into fighter seats, yet he chose not to have him ejected.
- The UFC declined to press criminal charges or have Danis arrested, as confirmed by White at the post-fight press conference.
- Clips of the melee spread widely on X, and coverage noted Danis’s history of high-profile feuds tied to Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov’s circle.