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15th June 2019
05:17pm BST

"[Last] Friday, I tore my LCL [lateral collateral ligament] completely. I couldn't walk, I couldn't stand. It was terrible. Man, I didn't know if I could do it, I swear... but I did it and I took it as a life experience and pulled it off. It makes it all the sweeter." "95% of fighters would have pulled out of this fight," Danis added. "I just kept telling myself, 'You're different'. You are going to be the best."Danis trains closely with Conor McGregor, his Straight Blast Gym stablemate, and says 'The Notorious' was a great source of support and advice heading into his fight. McGregor famously defeated Chad Mendes at UFC 189, in 2015, just weeks after badly tearing 80% of his anterior cruciate ligament [ACL]. Danis commented:
"We talked about it a lot and Conor said, 'You know what man, you can do it'. "We obviously talked back and forth. He was asking how was this and that. He's always there for me with advice. He's been through it all. The mental side and the physical side. He's a great mentor for me."Danis told Helwani that he could not walk much before and after the fight, yet declared he would fight again next weekend if there was a good fight on the go. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDrs1lkH0U0 Rocking the D&G too. McGregor would be proud.
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