Bellator prospect Dillon Danis is just beginning his road to recovery. Danis, a jiu-jitsu blackbelt who serves as a coach for UFC star Conor McGregor, announced Saturday on Twitter that he underwent a seven-hour surgery to “reconstruct” his knee. Danis’ tweet was accompanied by a photo of him laying in a hospital bed. “This has been one of the toughest tests of my career, but i’m [sic] fully committed to take it head on and come back stronger than ever,” he said. “You can break my body but never my spirit!” 7 hour surgery to reconstruct my knee today this has been one of the toughest tests of my career, but i’m fully committed to take it head on and come back stronger than ever you can break my body but never my spirit! pic.twitter.com/ExK3RMMNW6 — Dillon Danis (@dillondanis) March 7, 2020 It’s unclear how long Danis’ recovery will be. When contacted by MMA Junkie, Bellator couldn’t provide further details but issued a statement
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Bellator’s Dillon Danis says he had seven-hour reconstructive knee surgery – MMA Junkie