Social media star KSI makes his return to the boxing ring on March 29 when he faces Dillon Danis in a combat that was initially scheduled to happen again in 2023.
Sadly, the combat by no means occurred after Danis dropped out however as a lot as KSI wished to punch the multi-time grappling champion, this wasn’t the matchup he initially wished. On Tuesday, KSI revealed that his crew reached out to a number of outstanding UFC fighters to inquire about going through him in March, however each single request was rebuffed.
“You guys all the time say that my opponents have been horrible however how many individuals pull out? I don’t assume you perceive how many individuals pull out of preventing me,” KSI said on his YouTube channel
“Even with this combat, I do know I’m not even allowed to say it however f*ck it. Dillon Danis wasn’t even my fourth alternative. We went to Nate Diaz. He mentioned no. We went to Donald Cerrone. He mentioned no. We went to Tony Ferguson. He mentioned no. These guys mentioned no to me. Even [Jorge] Masvidal — we went to Masvidal to combat. He can’t do it due to the UFC. Guys, we’ve been looking for individuals to combat.”
Not one of the fighters talked about by KSI have responded, though each Cerrone and Masvidal are underneath unique contracts to the UFC so they might not have been obtainable. As for Ferguson, he just lately signed with the GFL with hopes that he’ll debut there later this yr.
That simply leaves Diaz, who hasn’t fought since July 2024 when he beat Masvidal in a back-and-forth boxing match, however there’s no telling if he severely thought-about a possible showdown towards KSI.
KSI additionally addressed requires him to face one other UFC veteran in Darren Till, who’s made a profitable transition to boxing in latest months, which included a brutal stoppage victory over Anthony Taylor in his newest combat.
“I do know you guys are going to be like ‘what about Darren Until?’ Darren Until most likely isn’t going to wish to combat at my combat weight after which if he does, he’s not going to wish to do the rehydration clause,” KSI defined. “As a result of brother is big in comparison with me.
“I stroll round at what 190, 195 [pounds]. Darren Until walks round at 220. I’m not going to permit him to do what Tommy Fury did. Simply kill himself to get to a sure weight, go on the dimensions after which balloon proper again as much as his pure weight. So guess what girls and gents? It’s Dillon Danis.”
Whereas he says all types of potential opponents had been thought-about, KSI wasn’t in the end all that dissatisfied with the Danis combat contemplating the historical past they share.
When Danis pulled out of their beforehand scheduled matchup, KSI was left scrambling for a brand new opponent however this time he’s assured the previous Bellator fighter goes to point out up as a result of he might not have an alternative choice.
“Clearly, Misfits 3 I used to be meant to combat him after which he pulled out and I needed to combat [Faze] Mood as an alternative,” KSI defined. “Now girls and gents, I get my arms on him for actual. That brother ain’t pulling out this time as a result of that boy is getting sued by Logan Paul and clearly he must pay for the court docket proceedings.
“So he wants all the cash he can get and you understand what? I’m fairly excited to get to be the primary individual to knock out Dillon Danis. I feel it’s going to be a incredible day when it occurs.”
Danis is presently embroiled in a lawsuit filed towards him by Logan Paul’s fiancée Nina Agdal after she claimed he made her undergo “humiliation, emotional misery and reputational hurt” from greater than 250 posts he made about her on social media main as much as his combat towards Paul.
Along with all of the opponents who didn’t select to combat him, KSI additionally addressed the lengthy standing feud he shares with Jake Paul after they’ve been hooked up to one another since each began boxing.
Paul made loads of headlines over the previous few days after he was in settlement on a combat towards Canelo Alvarez however the bout fell by on the eleventh hour when the multi-division champion ended up signing a four-fight settlement to compete for Riyadh Season in Saudi Arabia.
Within the aftermath of the combat falling aside, Paul blasted Canelo for not going through him however KSI says the previous YouTuber turned boxer ought to have acknowledged straight away what was taking place.
“Jake Paul was too busy crying that he didn’t get the Canelo combat,” KSI mentioned. “Regardless that he by no means had the Canelo combat. He was principally getting used as a pawn. Canelo was simply trolling. Why would Canelo wish to combat Jake Paul?
“[Jake Paul is] working away from me! Bro doesn’t wish to combat me. Identical to all these ex-UFC fighters. Nobody needs to combat me. Folks combat Jake Paul as a result of they’ve an opportunity of beating him as a result of he’s not truly that good.”
