Dillon Danis is extremely confident that he could take down and submit Sean Strickland in an MMA fight.
This coming Saturday, Dillon Danis returns to competition when he takes on UFC star Colby Covington at RAF 7 in Tampa, Florida.
It will mark the first time Danis has competed since last August when he won the Misfits MMA title against Warren Spencer.
During that time, the controversial combat sports star has been banned from UFC events for life after sparking a brawl with Islam Makhachev’s team at UFC 322.
Danis attempts to convince Alex Pereira that he could submit Sean Strickland in MMA fight
One thing Danis has never been short of is optimistic delusion, and ahead of his return this Saturday, the 32-year-old is risking sparking a feud with Sean Strickland.
This Thursday afternoon, ‘El Jefe’ appeared on the live stream of Nina Drama, who has become popular amongst MMA fighters.
During the stream, Danis claimed that he could easily take down and submit Strickland in a fantasy MMA fight, and he even attempted to convince Alex Pereira during a FaceTime call.
Danis and Pereira have trained together in the past, and ‘Poatan’ is now a current training partner of Strickland, so he has first hand experience with both fighters.
“It’s weird because I’m cool with Pereira and Pereira is with Strickland but Strickland is like a fake tough guy,” Danis said during the live stream.
“I would f— Sean Strickland up, he knows it too… That’s why he carries a gun around because he can’t defend himself.”
“Alex, Sean Strickland or Dillon Danis?” NinaDrama asked Pereira.
“Erm, Sean Strickland. Yes,” Pereira replied.
“What! In a fight? Takedown? Submission? Are you serious?” Danis questioned.
“Hey, brother, Sean is strong. I don’t know, Sean, I don’t know (if he is) training grappling,” Pereira continued.
“No, Sean Strickland’s grappling is zero. I could take him down and easily get a rear-naked choke, easy money,” Danis claimed.