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Al Etihad
3 days ago
- Sport
- Al Etihad
Baniyas bag Round 4 of Khaled bin Mohammed bin Zayed Jiu-Jitsu Championship
29 June 2025 23:38 Abu Dhabi (Aletihad)Baniyas Jiu-Jitsu Club claimed the top honours in the fourth round of the Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Jiu-Jitsu Championship which concluded on Sunday at the Mubadala Arena in Zayed Sports event wrapped up with exciting competitions in the Kids and Under-12 divisions (Gi category), the strong participation and enthusiastic support from families and fans turning the arena into a vibrant community the overall rankings, Baniyas were followed by their counterparts from Al Jazira and Al Ain in that order. Attending the final day were many dignitaries as jiu-jitsu strengthens its position as one of the UAE's leading sport. Hamad Al Ahbabi, father of young athlete Matar, said, "Anyone who's seen my son's progress in jiu-jitsu understands how much this sport can transform young lives. This championship is about more than medals. It's about building character, values, and confidence. The generous prize money initiative from Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed is a clear sign of how much the leadership cares about motivating and supporting the nation's youth."Diana Nurislamova from Russia, mother of competitor Danis, added: "The atmosphere has been incredible and the organisation outstanding. Danis gained far more than just technique. He has learnt patience, teamwork, and respect. We are truly thankful for the UAE's vision and the way it supports young athletes from all nationalities." Attending the event Mohamed Humaid Al Dhaheri, the UAE federations board member, said: "Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Jiu-Jitsu Championship reflects the wise leadership's vision of empowering individuals, nurturing future generations, and strengthening community bonds through sport. The involvement of younger age groups demonstrates the success of our long-term development plans, providing a safe, competitive, and professional environment that nurtures talent and builds a solid foundation for future national champions."This sport promotes physical fitness, mental resilience, and values like discipline and respect – key pillars for a strong society and a sustainable, world-leading nation."Maysarah Eid, Director-General of Abu Dhabi Projects and Infrastructure Centre and another guest of honour, added: "We saw firsthand how the championship brings together elite organisations and a deep investment in the future of our children. This is a real example of how sport builds character, discipline, and a sense of purpose, all supported by visionary leadership that believes in developing people as the nation's greatest asset." With Round 4 now complete, the championship continues its successful journey with the next round set for August.
USA Today
01-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Dillon Danis vows to retire Tony Ferguson ahead of GFL matchup
Dillon Danis plans to put the nail in the coffin of Tony Ferguson's MMA career. Danis (2-0), who is a part of GFL's Team New York, takes on Team Los Angeles' Ferguson (25-11) in a lightweight main event bout May 25 at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. In his most recent outing, Ferguson suffered a UFC-record eighth consecutive loss when he was submitted by Michael Chiesa this past August. Danis aims to add to 'El Cucuy's' losing skid. 'I'm going to retire Tony Ferguson and bury 'El Cucuy' in the same grave as his win streak,' Danis told MMA Junkie in a text message Tuesday. Danis was scheduled to face KSI in a 185-pound boxing match, slated to headline Misfits Boxing 21 on March 29 in Manchester, England. However, the bout was scrapped when KSI withdrew due to illness. The controversial jiu-jitsu practitioner hasn't competed since boxing YouTube and WWE star Logan Paul in October 2023 – a fight he lost by disqualification. His last MMA fight came in June 2019 when he submitted Max Humphrey at Bellator 222. While Danis is booked to face Ferguson in May, his in-cage return might come even sooner. In a recent interview on 'The Ariel Helwani Show,' Mike Perry revealed that he said yes to replacing KSI against Danis, but in a Misfits-first MMA fight, which would likely take place in April. 'KSI is out, Dillon Danis wants to fight MMA,' Perry said. 'I'm saying yes, so we have got to see what Mams (Taylor) is coming up with over there in Misfits, and they're changing it completely because he was going to fight KSI in boxing. Looks like the date has changed a little bit but might not be too far away. So I said yes to fighting Dillon Danis in MMA, but they've got to come correct. It's a last-minute call, so if they want to make the fight happen, let's do it.'
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Mike Perry claims MMA fight against Dillon Danis in the works, close to finalizing Robbie Lawler in BKFC
Mike Perry is itching to get back into a fight. The face of bare-knuckle boxing has been absent from competition strapping his gloves back on for a boxing match against Jake Paul in July 2024, however Perry revealed Monday on Uncrowned's "The Ariel Helwani Show" that there's a chance he'll stick with the gloves for his next professional appearance — albeit in an unexpected MMA return. Following KSI's recent withdrawal from a scheduled March 29 boxing match against Dillon Danis, Perry, 33, claimed that KSI's Misfits Boxing promotion reached out to put together an MMA bout with Danis. Advertisement "Dillon Danis wants to fight MMA," Perry said. "I'm saying yes, but we gotta see what [Misfits Boxing promoter] Mams [Taylor] is coming up with over there in Misfits. "It looks like the date changed a little bit, might not be too far away. I might get in trouble for dropping that. Why not? Let's go, man. So I said yes to fighting Dillon Danis in MMA, but they gotta come correct. It's a last-minute call. If they want to make the fight happen, let's do it." Perry's alleged offer comes as a surprise for multiple reasons, as Misfits historically hosts only boxing matches. Perry is unsure where a Danis matchup might occur, though the KSI bout was supposed to happen in London. Perry's last MMA fight resulted in a 2021 unanimous decision loss to Daniel Rodriguez under the UFC umbrella. Advertisement Danis, meanwhile, must first worry about his own scheduled MMA return against Tony Ferguson in the Global Fight League (GFL) on May 25. If Danis were to fight Perry, the BKFC star could serve as a potential roadblock for that GFL debut, as Perry claimed the alleged bout is in talks for April. "Maybe he doesn't want to risk that fight, and it depends on if BKFC wants to risk anything," Perry said. "You know Danis is going to try to grab my foot and I'm going to try to soccer kick him in the face, for sure. PRIDE rules, baby. "Dillon wants it. Dillon's been wanting it and hasn't had a scrapper with four-ounce gloves, and I'll just stop them takedowns. He's going to have to pull guard and I got some ground-and-pound too, so let's do it." Perry has been relatively active in BKFC since joining the roster in 2022. He's fought twice a year — except in 2024 — but appeared to create a brief rift with the bare-knuckle outlet after accepting the Paul boxing match and starting his own Dirty Boxing (DBX) fight promotion. Nonetheless, Perry insisted his relationship with BKFC remains intact and that each party is simply busy with several endeavors. BKFC co-owner Conor McGregor even vouched for Perry's return at a recent press conference. Advertisement "There's options out there for me," Perry said. "Even Conor McGregor was saying, 'Mike Perry needs to come home,' and he said something about having a fight with me even at some point and he thinks it would be a great fight. That's not here right now. Obviously he's booked up with the UFC, they're using that, and I know BKFC has been working on something [for me]. An opponent may have said he needed 'X' amount of time. We're trying to see how much time that is today. A lot of questions were supposed to be answered about certain things, and then I got this random call yesterday — and it wasn't about DBX. "If I could lock down a time frame, and it looks like I might be getting this last-minute call, which I said yes to, then it's just in the gym preparing, and nothing's going to take me out of that zone." Advertisement As much as Perry would enjoy something out of the box, like a fantasy McGregor matchup, he's looking at the Irishman's recent comments as an indicator that a deal on his next fight will be made soon. Perry has been poking at the idea of a BKFC match against former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler since his last fight. "Platinum" believes the pairing will happen, ideally between June and November — even if a Danis fight in MMA does actually materialize for April. "My [BKFC] contract, I still had three fights left that I would like to fight. I would like to fight those fights," Perry said. "And like I said, it has to make sense. The company's been ... working with other big companies. They have to speak with other companies sometimes in order to get the things they want done. So like I was saying, [McGregor] said that because maybe now you're about to see me come back. "Everyone says it, the fans say it — you're not seeing it [in BKFC] the way that you do when 'Platinum' steps in there."
Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
KSI withdraws from Dillon Danis fight at Misfits Boxing 21, Danis reacts
KSI and Dillon Danis now share one fight withdrawal apiece. KSI has been forced to withdraw from his March 29 fight with Danis at Misfits Boxing 21 in Manchester, England due to illness, Misfits Boxing announced Friday morning. The fight has not been canceled but is instead postponed, with a rescheduled date expected to be confirmed shortly. The pair were originally scheduled to fight in January 2023, but on that first occasion it was Danis who pulled out of the fight, citing insufficient preparation. Danis sucker-punched KSI with a left hook at their first faceoff in 2022, which intensified his rivalry with KSI. For their rescheduled bout, it was KSI who smacked Danis with a pancake on National Pancake Day — following in the footsteps of Chris Eubank Jr.'s egg slap on Conor Benn. 🚨 Statement from @KSI 🚨 — Misfits Boxing (@MisfitsBoxing) March 21, 2025 'I tried my hardest, but my body has legit just given up,' KSI said. 'I'm currently in bed, taking antibiotics, trying to recover, but I'm struggling. I'm coughing up greenish, yellow s*** all the time. My sinuses are hurting to the point where I need Ibuprofen every day. The tension headaches right here that I'm getting are more painful than you can imagine. I'm using Sudafed daily. I tried sparring and training, but my body feels weak. My stamina is just falling off a cliff. I can't even taste right now or smell. Basically, I'm f***ed. I've been ill for almost three weeks and it's just not gotten better.' "Honestly, I've never been this ill for this long in my life, and I hate it. I feel useless and it's depressing. I feel like I've let so many people down. I haven't been able to post any YouTube videos to help promote the fight because I've just been feeling so s***. I'm just sick of being sick, man, and I'm sorry. I want to move the fight to another day, because I still want to knock out Dillon Danis, and I didn't train this hard for nothing.' I remember my first cold. — Dillon Danis (@dillondanis) March 21, 2025 Unsurprisingly, Danis was not quick to wish KSI a speedy recovery. The former Bellator fighter mocked KSI's withdrawal, writing on social media, "I remember my first cold," and calling KSI a "p***y" for failing to go through with the fight. KSI and Danis were last in action in October 2023, when both suffered decision losses under the Misfits Boxing banner to Tommy Fury and Logan Paul, respectively.
USA Today
21-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Misfits Boxing postpones KSI vs. Dillon Danis event for KSI illness
Almost as quickly as it suddenly was a thing again, KSI vs. Dillon Danis is off. It's veja du, Hawkhead. The two were supposed to box in early 2023, but Danis (0-1) pulled out less than two weeks before the fight. This time, it's KSI (4-1) who is out. The influencer boxer posted a video Friday to say he's been sick for three weeks and he won't be able to fight. Because of that, Misfits Boxing announced Friday it has postponed the entire event, which was set for March 29 at Manchester Arena in England. The promotion said a new date will be announced next week. In response, the typically brash Danis took aim at KSI in a social media post. The X Series 21 'Unfinished Business' card was set to stream on pay-per-view through DAZN. It was to be contested at 185 pounds. Danis has built a reputation for inactivity and withdrawals. Since his final Bellator MMA fight in June 2019, Danis has competed once in non-grappling contests. That appearance was an October 2023 exhibition boxing match against Logan Paul. Danis was disqualified in Round 6 for unsportsmanlike conduct. Similar to Jake Paul in America, KSI has become a massive draw for influencer boxing in the United Kingdom. He's competed in six exhibition boxing matches against a handful of influencers, as well as undefeated boxer Joe Fournier and journeyman Luis Alcaraz Pineda. KSI has also competed twice professionally. He beat Logan Paul by split decision in his pro debut in 2019, then lost to Tommy Fury in October 2023.
