00:06A chaotic scene unfolded at UFC 322 inside Madison Square Garden when a cage-side altercation broke out involving Jiu-Jitsu world champion Dylan Danis.
00:16Danis, known as a training partner of Conor McGregor, became involved in a physical confrontation with members of Islam Makachev's team.
00:24During the exchange, Danis received several punches to the back of the head, which appeared to be thrown by Magomed Zainukov.
00:30Security ultimately apprehended Danis and removed him from the area.
00:35At the post-fight press conference, UFC president Dana White stated that Danis was not present at the event in any official capacity.
00:42Dylan Danis will never be at a UFC event ever again, White said, calling it a lifetime ban.
00:49He starts trouble, among a lot of other things, he added.
00:52White also said he had been alerted that Danis was present when former welterweight title challenger Jorge Masvidal confronted him, stating that he was going to fight Danis.
01:01According to White, he should have stepped in at that moment, acknowledging there was long-standing tension between Danis and members of Makachev's team.
01:09Abubakar Nurmagomedov, a cousin of UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov, also appeared to be involved in the commotion.
01:16There is a lengthy history of disputes between Danis and members of the Nurmagomedov and Makachev teams.
01:23After the bout, Khabib threw his mouth guard toward Danis before leaping over the cage and sparking a large-scale melee involving coaches, teammates, and officials.
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