UFC 322: Dillon Danis and members of Team Khabib spark massive cageside brawl in UFC 229 redux

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 15: (R-L) Benoit Saint Denis of France celebrates his knockout of Beneil Dariush of Iran in a lightweight fight during the UFC 322 event at Madison Square Garden on November 15, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC)
The UFC got a blast from the past at UFC 322. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC)
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UFC 322 turned into a showcase of violence on Saturday. Both inside and outside the Octagon.

Just as the main card pay-per-view was getting started, chaos erupted at the edge of the crowd with dozens of bodies — many of them security personnel — moving around. It took more than two minutes to restore order.

Per MMA Junkie, some of the main combatants were Dillon Danis and members of Team Khabib, including recently signed UFC fighter Magomed Zaynukov and former UFC fighter Abubakar Nurmagomedov. 

There’s some history between those two sides, as many MMA fans will recall. The main event of UFC 229 between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov ended with a surreal brawl, with Khabib going after Danis in McGregor’s corner while McGregor got into it Abubakar.

That was more than seven years ago, but there’s clearly still some bad blood.

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