Overview
- In a new interview with Complex, Umar Nurmagomedov said Dillon Danis deserved worse in the UFC 322 melee, stating he should have been left with broken limbs and hospitalized.
- Nurmagomedov said he sat in the front row at Madison Square Garden and argued retaliation was predictable because, in his view, Danis talks about religion and families.
- The brawl at UFC 322 saw Danis trading punches with Abubakar Nurmagomedov and Magomed Zaynukov before he was ejected from the arena.
- UFC president Dana White has barred Danis from attending future UFC events following the incident.
- Danis later claimed a severe concussion, withdrew from a planned Misfits fight, and postponed a deposition in the Nina Agdal lawsuit, while online reaction criticized the rhetoric and flagged concerns about escalation and fighter availability for a planned White House card.