The Duel: Arena promotion made headlines recently with a sarcastic invitation to Dillon Danis' mother to serve as a ring girl. This comes just before the tournament scheduled for August 29 in Orlando, where Danis was set to face Mike Perry in the main event.
Just a day prior to the tournament, a low-quality video surfaced on social media, allegedly showing Danis using narcotics just hours before his scheduled fight. As noted by iGN, the individual in the video lacked the tattoos that would typically identify the fighter.
For reasons unknown, Danis withdrew from the fight, prompting the promotion to release an updated promotional banner. This banner featured an offensive message, painting the word 'drug addict' in red across the fighter's face.