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Danis: McGregor is one of the best jiu-jitsu guys I’ve ever rolled with ‘MMA-wise’

Since UFC 202 in 2016, multiple time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gold medalist Dillon Danis has been Conor McGregor’s grappling partner. Having spent that amount of training time with the Bellator welterweight has gained massive respect for the Irishman’s MMA grappling skills.

“Conor’s been one of the best jiu-jitsu guys that I’ve ever rolled with, like MMA-wise since I started training with him,” Danis told The Schmo in a recent interview (transcript by MMA Mania). “His jiu-jitsu is on another level, and it always has been.

“I think people just underestimate him for some reason, but if it does go to the ground, they’ll see.