Danis 'frustrated as hell' after GFL fight cancellation

Dillon Danis is feeling discouraged after having multiple fights called off in recent weeks.

Danis was scheduled to return to action against former UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson in the headliner of the Global Fight League's second event next month. But the GFL's inaugural doubleheader - slated for May 24 and 25 in Los Angeles - was canceled Wednesday.

Danis was also supposed to square off with KSI in a boxing match in late March, but the latter withdrew eight days before the event due to an illness.

"Being real, I'm frustrated as hell," Danis wrote Thursday in a post on X. "I wanted to stay as active as possible for myself and for everyone who supports me in 2025. First KSI canceled on me, then said he wouldn't be fit to reschedule. We couldn't lock in a replacement. I said yes to everyone. And now with the Tony Ferguson fight being moved, I get the criticism."

Danis, who rose to fame years ago as a training partner of Conor McGregor, hasn't competed in MMA since 2019 and hasn't stepped into the boxing ring since a disqualification loss to Logan Paul in October 2023. Danis is 2-0 as a professional MMA fighter - with both wins coming under the now-defunct Bellator banner - and 0-1 in pro boxing.

Over time, the 31-year-old New Jersey native has gained a reputation for backing out of fights or choosing to sit on the sidelines, but he hopes to change that.

"I know what people say about me not fighting," Danis wrote. "I don't want that to be the narrative, and I've been doing everything I can to change it. I just want to back up everything I've been saying and prove I'm the best in the world."