Overview
- Misfits confirmed the co-main event on social media for Dec. 20 at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium as part of its 'Fight Before Christmas' card.
- Danis will defend the Misfits light heavyweight MMA title he won in August with a 15-second guillotine submission over Warren Spencer.
- Taylor steps back into MMA for the first time in roughly five years after focusing on influencer boxing since 2021.
- Their rivalry traces to a viral 2022 altercation in which Taylor landed a right hand on Danis during a Misfits event scuffle.
- The Dubai card is headlined by Andrew Tate vs. Chase DeMoor for Misfits’ inaugural heavyweight boxing championship in Tate’s boxing debut.