Dillon Danis, one of the training partners of UFC Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor, was recently kicked out of his original home of Marcelo Garcia Academy in New York City.
Earlier this year, Marcelo Garcia suspended Danis from his academy because he was “not being the example that he wants them to be.”
On Monday, during the latest episode of The MMA Hour, Danis talked about his recent departure.
“It was more of a suspension, but at this time, I don’t feel like I’m going back,” Danis said. “It wasn’t one thing, this just happened. Since I’ve been with Marcelo, we’ve had a couple of rifts. I love Marcelo to death, and I won’t say anything bad about him, I still love him, he was like my dad.
“It’s hard to talk about for me, I had a lot of nights where I cried. That was my guy, he was my coach and everything, so it was hard for me to talk about. But we had a lot of differences because he really wants you to be like him. He wants you to be exactly like him, he wants you to always be smiling.
“It’s understandable, but at the end of the day, if everybody acts the same, no one’s ever going to be different. And he makes the guys kind of be like that where they’re all like yes men.”
Danis is currently preparing to make his professional MMA debut. Despite not having any professional fights, he has already been signed by Bellator MMA.
