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 needed to punch the multi-time grappling champion, this wasn’t the matchup he initially needed. On Tuesday, KSI revealed that his staff reached out to a number of outstanding UFC fighters to inquire about dealing with 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 stated 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 stated no. We went to Donald Cerrone. He stated no. We went to Tony Ferguson. He stated no. These guys stated 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 below unique contracts to the UFC so they might not have been obtainable. As for Ferguson, he not too long ago 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 of a possible showdown in opposition to 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 combat.
“I do know you guys are going to be like ‘what about Darren Until?’ Darren Until in all probability 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 size after which balloon proper again as much as his pure weight. So guess what women and gents? It’s Dillon Danis.”
Whereas he says all types of potential opponents have been thought of, KSI wasn’t finally 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 indicate 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 women 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 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 unbelievable day when it occurs.”
Danis is at present embroiled in a lawsuit filed in opposition to 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 in opposition to 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 in opposition to Canelo Alvarez however the bout fell via 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 dealing with him however KSI says the previous YouTuber turned boxer ought to have acknowledged straight away what was occurring.
“Jake Paul was too busy crying that he didn’t get the Canelo combat,” KSI stated. “Though he by no means had the Canelo combat. He was mainly getting used as a pawn. Canelo was simply trolling. Why would Canelo wish to combat Jake Paul?
“[Jake Paul is] operating away from me! Bro doesn’t wish to combat me. Similar 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 really that good.”
