Mike Perry says Dillon Danis is out of their Saturday night fight
The MMA personality best known for constantly talking but rarely fighting is out of yet another scheduled bout.
Mike Perry announced Thursday at his pre-fight news conference that Dillon Danis is out of their Saturday MMA fight at Duel Arena 1 inside the Kia Center in Orlando.
Perry said there was "no communication" from Danis. Instead, the undefeated bare-knuckle sensation will face Brandon Jenkins, a former UFC competitor, in the MMA contest.
Dillon Danis is out of this weekend’s fight against Mike Perry. Perry just announced it at the pre-fight presser.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) August 27, 2026
“No communication,” I’m told.
Brandon Jenkins is replacing him.
Danis is 3-0 as an MMA fighter. He has spent most of his time talking about and trolling other fighters and losing grappling, wrestling and boxing matches.
He's lost his two most recent RAF matches to Khamzat Chimaev and Colby Covington, lost in boxing to Logan Paul in 2023. He last fought in MMA in August 2025, steamrolling MMA newcomer Warren Spencer in 15 seconds to capture the inaugural Misfits MMA light heavyweight title.
Danis posted a video to Instagram Thursday showing off a grisly arm injury with the caption, “S*** happens in the fight game. Beyond disappointed.”
This will be Perry's second MMA fight since leaving the UFC in 2021 and flourishing in bare-knuckle fighting. Perry defeated Nate Diaz on the Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano undercard on the MVP MMA event on Netflix in May.
For Danis, the wait is once again on to see if he will ever fight in MMA again.