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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Aug 28

Mike Perry Replaces Dillon Danis With Brandon Jenkins for Saturday Orlando Fight as Danis Again Pulls Out

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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Aug 28

Mike Perry Replaces Dillon Danis With Brandon Jenkins for Saturday Orlando Fight as Danis Again Pulls Out

Q: How did Dillon Danis suffer a mysterious deep arm laceration just 48 hours before his main event clash with Mike Perry?

It is not publicly known how Dillon Danis suffered the deep arm laceration. What is confirmed is that Danis withdrew from his scheduled main event against Mike Perry roughly 48 hours before fight night, and shortly afterward posted a graphic video on social media showing a serious cut on his arm being stitched. He offered only a vague explanation, writing, “Shit happens in the fight game,” and did not say when, where, or under what circumstances the injury occurred. Multiple reports describe the wound as severe enough to prevent him from competing, but no promoter, camp representative, or medical official has publicly detailed the cause. That leaves the injury’s origin unresolved. The available evidence supports only this: Danis appeared to provide visual proof of a legitimate arm injury, but he has not explained how he got it. As a result, Mike Perry’s original bout was scrapped and former UFC fighter Brandon Jenkins was brought in on short notice to replace him at Duel Arena 1 in Orlando.

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Saturday’s Duel Arena 1 card in Orlando lost its original matchup after Mike Perry said Dillon Danis was out and had given “no communication” before the bout.
Brandon Jenkins, a former UFC fighter, will step in to face Perry in the MMA contest at the Kia Center instead of Danis.
Perry enters on momentum in his second MMA fight since leaving the UFC in 2021, having beaten Nate Diaz on MVP’s Netflix event in May while building his profile in bare-knuckle fighting.
Danis, listed by sources as either 2-0 or 3-0 in MMA, has not fought in the sport since 2019 and again leaves open the question of whether he will return.