Social media star KSI makes his return to the boxing ring on March 29 when he faces Dillon Danis in a battle that was initially scheduled to happen again in 2023.
Sadly, the battle 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 staff reached out to a number of distinguished UFC fighters to inquire about going through him in March, however each single request was rebuffed.
“You guys at all times 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 combating me,” KSI mentioned on his YouTube channel
“Even with this battle, I do know I’m not even allowed to say it however f*ck it. Dillon Danis wasn’t even my fourth selection. 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 battle. He can’t do it due to the UFC. Guys, we’ve been looking for folks to battle.”
Not one of the fighters talked about by KSI have responded, though each Cerrone and Masvidal are beneath unique contracts to the UFC so they might not have been accessible. 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 significantly thought of a possible showdown towards KSI.
KSI additionally addressed requires him to face one other UFC veteran in Darren Until, who’s made a profitable transition to boxing in latest months, which included a brutal stoppage victory over Anthony Taylor in his newest battle.
“I do know you guys are going to be like ‘what about Darren Until?’ Darren Until most likely isn’t going to wish to battle at my battle 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 size 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 kinds of potential opponents had been thought of, KSI wasn’t in the end all that disillusioned with the Danis battle 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 indicate up as a result of he might not have another choice.
“Clearly, Misfits 3 I used to be meant to battle him after which he pulled out and I needed to battle [Faze] Mood as an alternative,” KSI defined. “Now girls and gents, I get my palms 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 courtroom proceedings.
“So he wants all the cash he can get and you understand what? I’m fairly excited to get to be the primary particular person to knock out Dillon Danis. I feel it’s going to be a implausible day when it occurs.”
Danis is at present embroiled in a lawsuit filed towards him by Logan Paul’s fiancée Nina Agdal after she claimed he made her endure “humiliation, emotional misery and reputational hurt” from greater than 250 posts he made about her on social media main as much as his battle towards Paul.
Along with all of the opponents who didn’t select to battle 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 battle towards Canelo Alvarez however the bout fell by way of 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 battle 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 battle,” KSI mentioned. “Despite the fact that he by no means had the Canelo battle. He was mainly getting used as a pawn. Canelo was simply trolling. Why would Canelo wish to battle Jake Paul?
“[Jake Paul is] working away from me! Bro doesn’t wish to battle me. Similar to all these ex-UFC fighters. Nobody needs to battle me. Folks battle Jake Paul as a result of they’ve an opportunity of beating him as a result of he’s not truly that good.”
