The highly anticipated boxing bout between Dillon Danis and Logan Paul concluded on a controversial note. In response to the event, eminent celebrities from the combat sports world voiced their opinion on the animosity-filled bout on social media.
The Paul brothers have online feuds with a string of elite combat sports athletes. Notably, Jake Paul has voiced interest in fighting the likes of Conor McGregor and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez to name a few. Logan Paul too has voiced interest in boxing McGregor.
Logan Paul wins via DQ against Dillon Danis
The result of the bout between Logan Paul and Dillon Danis did not stray away from the consensus. Logan Paul was picked to win overwhelmingly and the betting odds suggested just that. Paul won the fight via disqualification in the sixth round.
The bout ended unceremoniously after Danis tried to choke Logan Paul with a guillotine attempt. However, he failed miserably. Security personnel came to the ring and Danis began to throw hands at them. Funnily enough, he even missed the wild swing at them too. Paul was declared the winner post the antics of Danis. Danis going for a guillotine choke was similar to what Nate Diaz did against Jake Paul. However, Diaz’s hold was tight whilst Danis failed to even properly grab his opponent.
The bout was a highly anticipated grudge match. Danis with his insensitive attack on social media against Nina Agdal, the fiancee of Logan Paul was the main talking point of the bout. Danis’ actions against Agdal have resulted in lawsuits and a restraining order. The decision of Paul stressing a lawsuit against Danis was deemed unfavorably by sections of the combat sports community. No news of continuing or withdrawing the lawsuit has been made as of yet.
The final weigh-in of the bout was also controversial. Paul brought in Chris Hansen and Gordon Ryan to the event. Hansen was brought in to portray Danis as a predator. Ryan and Danis have a long-standing rivalry stemming from their Jiu-Jitsu days. Ryan even trolled Danis by calling him his car washer. Interestingly, Danis called out Hansen for tax evasion and accused Ryan and Paul of being PED users. Moreover, Ryan was accused of being Paul’s drug dealer.
McGregor, Jones, Bisping react to Logan vs Danis
The aftermath of the bout between Logan Paul and Dillon Danis saw huge reactions on social media. Different celebrities voiced their opinion about the bout on X (Formerly Twitter). Among those were former champions of the UFC. These include the likes of Conor McGregor, Jon Jones, and Michael Bisping.
Conor McGregor posted an audio of reacting to the fight. McGregor was seen praising Dillon Danis for his efforts whilst criticizing Logan Paul. McGregor even attributed Danis’ performance as superior to the one of Nate Diaz’s when Diaz fought Jake Paul. From McGregor’s voice clip, it was insinuated that he is very likely to be intoxicated whilst watching the fight.
Jon Jones posted a story on Instagram thanking the Paul brothers. Jones wrote, “On behalf of the whole martial arts community, thank you @Jake Paul @Logan Paul”. Logan Paul even put that on his story with the caption, “My pleasure boss”. It needs to be noted that Dillon Danis on several occasions has boasted about being superior to Jon Jones and defeating the UFC heavyweight champion in a fight.
Michael Bisping, the former middleweight champion chimed in after his commentary obligations were over at UFC Fight Night 230. Bisping tweeted, “Right now the real fights are done. What’s your thoughts on the utter shit show that went down in Manchester?” Bisping along with Dominick Cruz and Brendan Fitzgerald were the commentators at the recently concluded fight night event of the UFC.
With the conclusion of the event, it remains to be seen what the future holds for Dillon Danis. What do you think about it? Comment below!
