It took Dillon Danis just over six years to finally get another MMA fight, and just 15 seconds for him to finish it.
Danis faced off against Influencer boxer Warren Spencer for the Misfits MMA light heavyweight championship, and the second he got a sniff of Spencer’s neck it was all over (watch the submission finish here). The bout looked like a clear mismatch from the get-go, but according to Danis it was the best Misfits could do at that time.
“If we showed the list of people that we tried to get and didn’t take it, it would be pretty crazy because there are a lot of guys that are world champions that have a lot of accolades that turned down this fight,” Danis said at the X Series 22 post-fight press conference. “But after this, seeing the performance I put on, I think we’ll get a big name.”
Misfits president Mams Taylor didn’t want to speculate on who may be next for “El Jefe,” but Danis shouted out his preference.
“Nate Diaz,” he said with a smile.
Diaz had been in negotiations with Misfits to be Darren Till’s original opponent, but that fell apart and Luke Rockhold was called in. The Stockton fighters is currently angling to get on the UFC’s 4th of July White House card for a third fight against Conor McGregor. It’ll be hard for Danis to land Diaz so long as that big money rubber match seems possible.
There’s always strongman Eddie Hall, who stepped into the ring to challenge Danis.
“Yeah, that would have been easy,” Danis said, but then suggested Hall would have to cut down to 265 pounds if he wants the fight.
“He has to make at least UFC weight,” he said. “He can’t even make the UFC heavyweight limit. But if he makes it, hell yeah I’ll do it. 425 is what he wants to fight at, I’m 170. So, like, come on. Make at least make the UFC limit.”
Hall’s weight fluctuates between 365 and 425, so 265 is just not happening. And what’s a bit of extra weight in a freakshow fight like that? Danis has the experience and Hall has the size — that’s the whole angle of the match-up.
Given Dillon Danis’ reputation as a toxic troll and unreliablewildcard, he doesn’t have a long list of high profile opponents jockeying to fight him. It will be interesting to see if Misfits can keep him busy with better caliber opponents than he faced on Saturday in Manchester.
