Earlier tonight, former UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev wasted no time on his RAF debut.
In the primary occasion of RAF 10, “Borz” locked horns with jiu-jitsu ace Dillon Danis and scored a pinfall victory in below a minute of the primary body. The Chechen-born Emirati scored a takedown and rolled Danis to his again and made the latter’s shoulders contact the mat.
After the referee referred to as the pinfall, Danis nonetheless had Chimaev trapped in a guillotine. As soon as Chimaev had his head out, he and Danis exchanged phrases, and whereas getting again to his ft, “Borz” shoved Danis, prompting the latter to try a kick.
Khamzat Chimaev instantly fired again with a kick of his personal whereas Danis was nonetheless mendacity on the RAF mat.
An enormous brawl broke out following the incident, with the referee attempting to carry Chimaev again as members of each camps stormed the stage.
Main as much as RAF 10, Dillon Danis repeatedly took photographs at Khamzat Chimaev through the press convention and even challenged him to a avenue combat. “Borz” largely stored his cool all through the buildup, however throughout their freestyle wrestling match, as soon as “El Jefe” crossed the road, Chimaev was recreation to make him pay.
This isn’t the primary time Danis has discovered himself concerned in a post-fight brawl. A couple of months earlier, he was jumped by a number of Dagestani fighters at UFC 322. After this incident, Danis was banned from UFC occasions.
The 32-year-old was additionally part of the notorious melee that erupted after Khabib Nurmagomedov submitted Conor McGregor at UFC 229.
MMA neighborhood reacts as Khamzat Chimaev faculties Dillon Danis at RAF 10
A consumer wrote:
Bro, in every single place Dillon Danis fights turns into tremendous smash bros melee 😂
Customers with comparable sentiments commented:
“I can imagine this man educated Conor McGregor.”
“One other insulting evening for Dillon Danis. 🤣”
One other netizen gave different followers a breakdown explaining why “Borz” reacted that method:
“For the wrestlers & @rafwrestlingusa , since it’s possible you’ll not perceive what occurred, Danis put a excessive elbow guillotine on Chimaev. This can be a submission that cuts the circulation off to the mind. He confirmed his character flicking off the digicam each likelihood he received, however then performed soiled on high of that. You don’t want folks like this. Preserve your identify clear.”
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