Scott Coker doesnāt know if Dillon Danis will fight in Bellator again.
Danis was a high-profile signing for Bellator as he was highly known for his work in jiu-jitsu as well as being a training partner and grappling coach of Conor McGregor. However, the signing hasnāt panned out as Danis has fought just twice in Bellator and hasnāt competed since 2019 and Coker is unsure if he will fight again.
āDillon is a kid we had a lot of high hopes for,ā Coker said after Bellator 285 in Dublin (via MMAFighting).
Danis has been vocal on social media about fighting other people who are not in Bellator and for Coker, he isnāt sure if the American will fight again.
Instead, Coker says he often doesnāt hear from Danis for months but āEl Jefeā is always welcome to fight in Bellator, their president revealed.
āHeās super-talented, jiu-jitsu fighter, but heās got to stay active, and heās got to want to come back,ā Coker said. āHe calls me, he wants to come back, and then sometimes, I donāt hear from him for months. If heās really serious about coming back, weāll definitely have a spot for him, and weāll definitely make an opportunity for him.ā
Dillon Danis (2-0) has not competed since he scored a first-round submission over Max Humphrey in June of 2019 at Bellator 222. He was booked to face Keenan Gennrich at Bellator 238 in January of 2020 but Danis suffered an injury and was forced to pull out.
The 29-year-old made his pro-MMA debut at Bellator 198 in April of 2018 with Danis defeating Kyle Walker by first-round submission.
If Danis does return, itās uncertain who he would fight, but it would more be about the American returning to the sport rather than who he is facing.
Another idiot wasting their prime. Not that he was going to be something incredible, but still.
Heās too busy calling out YouTubers
Whoā¦?
Yeah whatās the fucking hold up? Sounds like they want him to fight but the moron does nothing but calls out fighters not on the bellator roster.
He created a good hater fan base and has done nothing with it, as flop said heās wasting his prime popping off at the mouth instead of fighting. Why?
he doesnāt want to fight, he wants to be famous for talking shit, not getting his ass kicked. Iād like him to fight someone I heard of.