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Spectator kicks Danis as he leaves mat after 10-0 technical-fall loss to Tsarukyan at RAF 14

Dillon Danis suffered a 10-0 technical-fall defeat to Arman Tsarukyan in the RAF 14 main event at Fontainebleau Las Vegas on Oct. 23, then appeared to be kicked by a spectator as he left the mat, with security stepping in to intervene.

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Spectator kicks Danis as he leaves mat after 10-0 technical-fall loss to Tsarukyan at RAF 14
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Dillon Danis’s troubled night at RAF 14 extended well beyond the mat. After losing to Arman Tsarukyan by technical fall, 10-0, in the main event at Fontainebleau Las Vegas on Oct. 23, footage shared by Red Corner MMA appears to show a spectator kicking Danis as he walked off. Security personnel intervened and restrained the individual.

The defeat was one-sided from the outset, with Tsarukyan dominating the wrestling contest from start to finish to claim a comfortable technical-fall victory.

The incident capped a week of heightened tensions between the two competitors. At Thursday’s pre-fight press conference, Danis appeared wearing a T-shirt mocking Khamzat Chimaev, a close friend and training partner of Tsarukyan. The provocation prompted Tsarukyan to lunge at Danis and apparently throw a punch before security stepped in to separate them.

Danis first gained widespread attention as Conor McGregor’s jiu-jitsu training partner and was among those involved in the brawl between McGregor’s and Khabib Nurmagomedov’s camps in the immediate aftermath of UFC 229 in October 2018.

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