Michael Chandler Blasts Dillon Danis for Post-Fight Remarks Following Bellator 198 Win

One of Dillon Danis’ comments in a post-fight interview following a win in his mixed martial arts debut at Bellator 198 caught the attention of Michael Chandler.

After submitting Kyle Walker with a toe hold 1:38 into the opening stanza of their 175-pound catchweight bout, the always outspoken Danis claimed that he was the highest-paid fighter on the Bellator roster. Chandler, the promotion’s former lightweight king, was not impressed with the boast or Danis’ performance.

“Just catching up to [Bellator 198. [Dillon Danis] said he was the “highest paid fighter in Bellator MMA’, but I think he meant to say ‘most un-athletic fighter in Bellator’ and that was against a man with a losing record,” Chandler wrote on Twitter.

Just catching up to #bellator198 @dillondanis said he was the “highest paid fighter in @BellatorMMA” but I think he meant to say “most un-athletic fighter in Bellator” and that was against a man with a losing record. #cringe #slow #sloth #bellator198

— Michael Chandler (@MikeChandlerMMA) April 29, 2018

Danis did absorb a couple solid left hands from his opponent in the early going but was able to pull guard and was able to transition from a kneebar to the fight-ending maneuver in a matter of moments once the fight was on the ground. It was Walker’s third consecutive defeat.

Chandler’s post was accompanied by the hashtags “cringe,” “slow” and “sloth.” The 32-year-old Missouri native has won six of his last seven bouts, including a first-round submission of Brandon Girtz in his most recent outing at Bellator 197.