One of Conor McGregor's friends was 'slapped in the face' and banned from all UFC events

• MMA talent manager Ali Abdelaziz apparently slapped fighter Dillon Danis at the weekend.
• It is unclear what provoked the backstage altercation at the UFC 268 event in New York City.

Dillon Danis was "slapped in the face" and banned from all UFC events during a tumultuous week for the inactive Bellator MMA fighter.

That's according to the UFC commentator and former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping, who posted the information on Twitter before the posts were then removed from the platform.

It all went down backstage at the UFC 268 event inside Madison Square Garden in New York City, according to an MMA Fighting report.

The Vox Media-owned website said Danis got into an altercation with the combat sports talent manager Ali Abdelaziz, who represents Khabib Nurmagomedov, Kamaru Usman, and Kayla Harrison through his Dominance MMA company.

Multiple sources told MMA Fighting that Abdelaziz slapped Danis "before security intervened and escorted him [Danis] from the building."

"So pathetic," Bisping said on Twitter, in a post that has since disappeared.

"FYI people, dildo [Danis] was slapped in the face like a bitch backstage and then ejected and banned from all UFC events. Haha."

Danis, who is a friend of Conor McGregor's, reportedly responded: "Hey Bisping, we got eye witness you running away. Don't ever talk anymore. I am your daddy."

It is unclear what started the altercation.

Danis has not had a good year in the limelight, as he was recently choked and restrained by a police officer at a restaurant in New Jersey.

The 29-year-old has only ever had two fights at Bellator MMA, and has not competed since 2019.

At this stage in his career, Danis is known more for his exploits out of the cage, than for his successes within it.