Dillon Danis seemingly never stays away from the headlines. However, the news often doesn’t turn out on a positive note and attracts hatred from many fans. Recently, the mixed martial artist found himself in trouble as he disclosed his private conversations with Sean Strickland on social media. Although Danis was quick to delete the post, many of the fans got their eyes on the conversation. Without a doubt, they deemed the fighter an embarrassment. Furthermore, as Danis commented on a post that shared the news of the UFC 287 co-main event with the world, one of the fans happened to tag Strickland and diss Danis. Undeniably, ‘Tarzan’ acknowledged the fan and talked about how Danis sent him a private message. However, he advised the fans to simply ignore Danis. 

Watch What’s Trending Now!

Danis fell further from the lines as he pulled out from his boxing fight against KSI. The fighters hyped up the match with loads of trash talk. Undeniably, Danis received a boatload of backlash at his action. 

Sean Strickland responds to a fan and disses Dillon Danis

Danis recently released his private conversation with Strickland. The messages showed ‘Tarzan’ telling Danis that the MMA fans have tagged him as nothing but a joke. But it didn’t end at that. Danis called out the UFC star for a fight, which led to Strickland accepting the challenge after calling him a troll. However, the world slammed Danis for sharing DMs. After that, he deleted the tweets.

ADVERTISEMENT

UFC Fight Night : Sean Strickland vs Jack Hermansson

Imago

However, the fans did not forget everything that easily. A post on Instagram showed Jorge Masvidal going up against Gilbert Burns in the co-main event of UFC 287. Danis took to the comments and wrote, “battle of the journeymen.” However, a fan took the liberty of tagging Strickland and saying that Danis still hasn’t taken up the advice.

ADVERTISEMENT

Read More: “Ohhh Stop Using Your Fathers Death as an Excuse”: Dillon Danis Gets the Worst Treatment by Fans as He Recalls an Old Photo to Remember His Father

Without any delay, Strickland turned to the comments and replied to the fan. He wrote, “he sent me a private message.. man at this point its just embarrassing… the best thing anyone can do is ignore him.” 

ADVERTISEMENT

Danis’ previous beef with Strickland

However, this wasn’t the first time ‘El Jefe’ scuffled with ‘Tarzan’. Previously in 2021, Danis disclosed his personal conversations with Strickland. The UFC fighter called Danis a lamb pretending to be a wolf. Furthermore, he even threatened Danis and clarified his seriousness by saying that he didn’t speak metaphorically. But later, he clarified that it wasn’t a threat.

Without a doubt, ‘El Jefe’ received severe backlash from the public for sharing direct messages. It surprised the fans that the fighter did it again. 

ADVERTISEMENT

Watch This Story: Five Times Sean Strickland Annihilated His Opponents Inside the UFC Octagon

Do you think Danis would ever go against Strickland? Let us know in the comments down below.

ADVERTISEMENT

Share this with a friend:

Link Copied!

Written by

author-image

Krushna Prasad Pattnaik

3,267 Articles

Krushna Pattnaik is an NFL Writer at EssentiallySports, covering the league across news, roster moves, and team developments. With a medical background, he brings particular depth to stories around player injuries, medical suspensions, and health-related developments. As a Senior Writer, he honed his editorial skills through the EssentiallySports Journalistic Excellence Program. Before moving to the NFL beat, Krushna spent three years at EssentiallySports covering MMA and Olympic sports, working across prediction pieces, live event assignments, and beat reports. With five years of personal training in Jiu-Jitsu, kickboxing, and taekwondo, he brought a practitioner's perspective to his fight coverage. He also briefly contributed to the ES YouTube team. His work earned external recognition, including a nod from Conor McGregor, and one of his pieces was featured on Brendan Schaub's podcast.

Know more

Edited by

editor-image

Rohini Kottu