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Dillon Danis urges Dana White for Makhachev bout after UFC 330

Dillon Danis has appealed to UFC president Dana White for the chance to stop Islam Makhachev’s historic winning streak after UFC 330.

UFC 330 has been followed by Dillon Danis appealing to Dana White for an opportunity to face Islam Makhachev. Danis wants the UFC president to allow him to try to bring Makhachev’s historic streak to an end.

The request places Makhachev’s unbeaten run at the centre of Danis’s call. The length of that streak and the result that extended it are not specified in the available details, but its significance is clear from the way Danis has framed his appeal.

Danis directed his plea to White, whose approval would be required for the proposed fight to become a UFC contest. The appeal does not establish that White has accepted the request or that a bout between Danis and Makhachev has been arranged.

Makhachev is the target of the challenge because of his ongoing historic run. Danis is presenting himself as the fighter who wants the chance to end it, rather than commenting on a confirmed booking or a completed contest.

The development therefore remains a call for an opportunity after UFC 330. No fight date, venue, weight class or official UFC decision on the proposed matchup is included in the available information. For now, the central fact is Danis’s request to White and his stated ambition of stopping Makhachev’s streak.

Source: Bloody Elbow