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The American Russophobe provocateur was given a wolf ticket to the UFC. Or they could have killed
Dana White / Photo: © Stephen McCarthy / Contributor / Sportsfile / Gettyimages.ru
The instigator of a mass brawl at a tournament in New York will never come to UFC fights again.
UFC 322 will go down in history thanks to the brilliant victory of Islam Makhachev, as a result of which he became the first Russian champion in two weight categories. But the fight was overshadowed by the disgusting act of American Dillon Danis, who provoked a mass brawl with the connivance of promotion head Dana White.
Dirty provocateur
Denis has been a consistent critic of Russian mixed martial arts fighters for almost a decade. Moreover, the American often resorts to insults on racial and religious grounds, because of which he has repeatedly had problems.
In 2018, Dillon received what he deserved from Khabib Nurmagomedov right after the fight with Conor McGregor at UFC 229. The famous Russian lightweight punished the provocateur for insulting shouts during the fight. After this, a massive brawl began, which resulted in a 12-month suspension for Habib Abubakar’s cousin. For a long time they did not give battle to Islam.
After that, Denis repeatedly behaved like a pig, making inappropriate comments about our fighters. But the American had public conflicts not only with the Russians. In 2021, he was detained by the police for a fight with a security guard at a grill bar. The fighter also resisted law enforcement officers.
In 2023, he has cemented his reputation as a man on whom there is no place to put a mark. At the UFC 268 tournament, Denis quarreled with manager Ali Abdel-Aziz, who manages the affairs of many famous fighters, for example, Khabib Nurmagomedov. As a result of the conflict, Dillon was hit in the face.
“I blame myself for this”
Denis decided to honor the UFC 322 tournament with his presence. Naturally, nothing good came of it. For some reason, the fighter went to the places where Makhachev’s support team had gathered, and not to those for which he had purchased tickets. Among those present there were fighters Magomed Zainukov and an old acquaintance of the American, Abubakar Nurmagomedov.
Literally after a few seconds of this proximity, a massive fight broke out, which for a long time even numerous security guards of the UFC and the Madison Square Garden arena could not stop. Passions were running so high that the spectators’ chairs were flying in different directions.
When the fighters were finally separated, Denis was taken out of the arena. Zainukov and Nurmagomedov, as well as other participants in the conflict, were asked to leave the tournament. Members of Makhachev’s team watched their friend’s brilliant victory from their hotel room.
The 2018 mass brawl greatly angered UFC head Dana White, who severely punished the participants in the brawl with lengthy disqualifications. This time, the promotion boss took the blame for the conflict upon himself. He was aware that Dillon was moving towards Makhachev’s team, but decided not to do anything.
– Actually, I blame myself for this. It didn’t even occur to me, as stupid as it may sound, that all the Muslims were gathered here tonight, in the first five rows. You will never see Dillon Danis fight in the UFC again. You will never see him in another fight again. I could have prevented this tonight, but I screwed up,” White said at the post-tournament press conference.
The promotion boss also said that he decided not to press charges against him. Dana believed that the American’s act should remain exclusively in fighting circles.
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Alexander Usik He became one of the ten richest boxers in history. According to GiveMeSport, the Ukrainian, who has a fortune of $120 million, ranked 10th in the world rankings. Usik earned a significant portion of this amount from super-lucrative fights against Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.
The legendary Klitschko brothers were also included in the prestigious list. Vladimir Klitschko is in 12th place with his capital of 90 million dollars, and Vitali Klitschko is in 13th place with his wealth of 80 million dollars.
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At the top of the list is Floyd Mayweather, who has earned $400 million in his career. The top five also includes Jake Paul, who became rich after his fight with Anthony Joshua.
The 15 richest boxers in history:
- Floyd Mayweather – 400 million
- Saul “Canelo” Alvarez – 300 million
- George Foreman-300 million
- Manny Pacquiao-220 million
- Jake Paul-200 million
- Oscar De La Hoya – 200 million
- Anthony Joshua – 199 million
- Tyson Fury-160 million
- Lennox Lewis – 140 million
- Alexander Usik – 120 million
- Sugar Ray Leonard – 120 million
- Vladimir Klitschko – 90 million
- Vitali Klitschko – 80 million
- Ryan Garcia-50 million
- Muhammad Ali – 50 million
Source: Sport UA
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International Boxing Federation (IBF) updated the rankings in the super heavyweight (over 90.7 kg) category; Compared to the previous month, only three boxers managed to retain their positions.
The official leader of the ranking is British Derek Chisora (36-13, 23 KOs) is ranked second and is claiming the top seed, which would allow him to fight for the world title.
Cuban Frank Sanchez came in third, while American Richard Torres maintained his fourth place. Another US representative, Jared Anderson, completed the top five.
Invincible Briton Moses Ithauma (13-0, 11 KOs) continues his slide and is now down to #14. He had previously refused to fight in a boxer candidate’s match and was punished by the organization.
Itauma plans to follow the WBO line, so there is a possibility he will be removed from the International Boxing Federation rankings in January.
The Ukrainian player has held the IBF championship since July. Alexander Usik (24-0, 15 KOs) won the belt in the match against Briton Daniel Dubois (TKO 5).
Rating of the strongest heavyweight boxers in the world (according to IBF):
(place in previous version is indicated in parentheses)
- Empty
- (2) Dereck Chisora (Great Britain)
- (3) Frank Sanchez (Cuba)
- (4) Richard Torres (USA)
- (6) Jared Anderson (USA)
- (8) Martin Bakole (DR Congo)
- (9) Bakhodir Jalolov (Uzbekistan)
- (10) Guido Vianello (Italy)
- (-) Richard Riakpore (England)
- (15) Lawrence Okolie (Great Britain)
- (7) Michael Hunter (USA)
- (5) Daniel Dubois (Great Britain)
- (11) Filip Hrgovic (Croatia)
- (12) Moses Ithauma (Great Britain)
- (13)Efe Ajagba (Nigeria)
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Former World Heavyweight Champion Anthony Joshua The next opponent is clear and his choice may surprise the fans.
According to Ad.nl, the Briton is considering fighting the legendary kickboxer Rico Verhoeven. Although the details of the possible fight have not yet been announced, the parties are already negotiating. Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn also confirmed his interest in this confrontation and stated that the final decision has not been made yet.
Verhoeven, 36, recently left the Glory promotion, where he was champion for 12 years and had only one boxing match.
A big boxing show took place in Miami, USA, on the night of December 19-20, 2025. In the main fight, American entertainer Jake Paul and former world champion Anthony Joshua entered the ring. The fight ended in the sixth round – AJ brutally knocked out his opponent.
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