Overview
- Mayor Eric Adams condemned the Nov. 15 melee at Madison Square Garden and said the NYPD is conducting a full investigation.
- UFC CEO Dana White banned Dillon Danis from future events after the incident and said the promotion would not seek charges.
- Security escorted Danis and members of Islam Makhachev’s entourage from the arena that night, and no arrests were made on site.
- Multiple videos circulating from the scene show Magomed “John Pork” Zaynukov and Abubakar Nurmagomedov striking Danis during the fracas.
- Reporters note potential criminal exposure for identified participants, including possible impacts on U.S. travel and careers, with legal outcomes still pending.