{"id":10812,"date":"2025-07-21T12:07:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T12:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/10812\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T12:07:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T12:07:10","slug":"dillon-danis-booked-for-comeback-fight-in-ksis-mma-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/10812\/","title":{"rendered":"Dillon Danis booked for comeback fight in KSI\u2019s MMA league"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_xrg9ppj7o\">Controversial fighting personality Dillon Danis is finally booked for his MMA return, since the failure of the GFL earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_cnn1umb6m\">Danis was scheduled to fight Tony Ferguson at GFL 2, before the &#8216;promotion&#8217; cancelled its events. Before this, the hot-headed influencer hadn&#8217;t fought in the MMA cage since 2019, where he secured an armbar finish against Max Humphrey at Bellator 222.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ie76zkq4o\">&#8216;El Jefe&#8217; will continue to stay in tune with the influencer boxing format as he returns to Misfits for their first-ever MMA fight.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw-o_O-style_e296pg\" alt=\"Dillon Danis\" title=\"Dillon Danis\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Danis-Instagra<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_3jhtv874j\">Misfits Boxing announced the news on July 20. Danis will fight Warren Spencer, a manosphere influencer who frequently rubs shoulders with the Tate brothers, Andrew and Tristan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_okga9n4kn\">MF &amp; DAZN X Series 22, otherwise known as &#8216;Ring of Thrones,&#8217; features the return of Darren Till, as he takes on former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold in the boxing ring. Till is 2-0 in the promotion, last defeating Darren Stewart in April.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_590xprelw\">The card also stars Tony Ferguson making his boxing debut. &#8216;El Cucuy&#8217; looks to snap an eight-fight losing skid against influencer-boxer &#8216;Salt Papi&#8217; Nathaniel Bustamante.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_c137fkcbo\">Four fights have been announced so far, subject to change:<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_xev4n3n5u\">With any luck, Danis&#8217; fight will be far more entertaining than his let-down against Logan Paul in 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_s9zbw9ioj\">Stick with\u00a0<a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_gsswpw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/mma\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MMAKnockout<\/a>\u00a0for more\u00a0FREE coverage\u00a0of the UFC, MMA, Boxing. 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