Casual MMA fans may know Dillon Danis as two things: a great grappler, and a training partner to former UFC champion Conor McGregor. Danis, though, plans to be known as something else: a world champion MMA fighter. His journey takes its first step next Saturday, April 28, when Danis (0-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) meets Kyle Walker (2-4 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) in a 175-pound catchweight bout at Bellator 198. The bout airs on Paramount from Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill. Related Dillon Danis, Conor McGregor jiu-jitsu training partner, to debut at Bellator 198 Danis, a 24-year-old New Yorker, has proven his mettle in the grappling world, and though MMA is his new pursuit, he’s not tempering his expectations. It’s the primary reason he’s jumping headfirst into his striking training, which has been split between SBG Ireland and an array of gyms in New York
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