Dillon Danis doesn’t want his upcoming wrestling match to be the last time he does battle with Colby Covington.
Saturday will see the polarizing combat sports figure make his debut in Real American Freestyle at the new promotion’s seventh event.
Before the rematch between Arman Tsarukyan and Georgio Poullas headlines at the Yuengling Center of the University of South Florida in Tampa, Danis will face Colby Covington in the co-main event.
The RAF mats is not the only place where the ex-Bellator fighter is open to meeting ‘Chaos’.
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Dillon Danis thinks he’d dominate RAF07 opponent Colby Covington in the UFC
Despite his MMA inactivity, Danis has continued to target the UFC.
While he has not fought inside the Octagon, the 32-year-old has been involved in some major moments, including the brawl with Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229.
That incident reared its head in another melee in the crowd at UFC 322, which resulted in Dana White banning Danis from the UFC.
But that hasn’t stopped the controversial fighter from pleading his case, and he even provided a list of four potential opponents for his UFC debut while speaking to Full Violence. Among them was his upcoming RAF07 opponent.
“I would like to fight someone easy,” Danis said.
“Kevin Holland is easy. Neil Magny is easy. Colby is easy.
“D-Rod (Daniel Rodriguez), oh my God, easiest fight ever. If you lose to D-Rod, then retire,” he added.
Danis and Covington almost came to blows at Friday’s RAF07 press conference. With that, tempers could spill over when they collide Saturday night in Florida.
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IT’S ON ⁰⁰Watch Covington vs Danis exclusively on @foxnation March 28 at 8 PM EST pic.twitter.com/z997wdx2uT— Real American Freestyle (@RAFWrestlingUSA) March 26, 2026
Given White’s remarks after Danis brawled with Islam Makhachev’s team last November, it appears unlikely that the ex-Bellator fighter will ever compete under the UFC banner.
He only returned from a six-year mixed martial arts layoff in 2025. Danis submitted Warren Spencer in Misfits last August to become the crossover promotion’s inaugural light heavyweight MMA champion.