Chaos at Saturday’s UFC 322: Massive brawl breaks out cageside at Madison Square Garden involving Dillon Danis; video of clash outside the octagon goes viral

The action at Saturday's UFC 322, which took place at the popular arena Madison Square Garden, was billed as one of the best in UFC history. The event featured a 14-fight card, including some high-intensity matches, but ended up grabbing eyeballs for a wild brawl that unfolded outside the octagon.

The brawl involving mixed martial artist Dillon Danis broke out near media row just as the pay-per-view main card was set to kick off. According to CBS Sports, Danis apparently exchanged words with members of former UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev's team before the altercation began, and the action turned violent.

Videos of the brawl surfaced online after the clash was caught on camera. Danis got into a battle with members of Islam Makhachev's team and coaches. According to the New York Post, at least 50 security guards intervened to stop the chaos. Makhachev was set to challenge champion Jack Della Maddalena in the main event for the welterweight title at UFC 322 main event.




The Saturday night brawl brought back memories of the wild scene that unfolded after Khabib Nurmagomedov's win over Conor McGregor at UFC 229, according to CBS Sports. Nurmagomedov's team brawled with McGregor and his team at the end of the fight. Makhachev is a part of Nurmagomedov's team.

Maddalena defends his throne

Maddalena (18-2, fighting out of Perth, Western Australia) will defend his throne for the first time against former lightweight champ Makhachev (27-1, fighting out of Makhachkala, Russia), who vacated his title earlier in 2025 in pursuit of a second belt at 170 pounds.

Islam Makhachev is considered the greatest lightweight in UFC history. He has bagged the most title fight victories (five), consecutive successful title defenses (four), and consecutive wins (14) of anyone to ever grace the 155-pound division. Saturday night, in the main event of VeChain UFC 322 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.