A method or one other, KSI apparently was dead set on facing an MMA fighter in his next boxing match.
Misfits Boxing last week announced that KSI – the YouTuber, rapper and PRIME co-founder – will tackle former Bellator fighter and jiu-jitsu ace Dillon Danis in a 185-pound fight that can headline a March 29 event in Manchester, England. But when it was solely as much as KSI, he wouldn’t be fighting Danis.
“I do know I’m not even speculated to say this, but f*ck it, bro: Dillon Danis wasn’t even my fourth selection,” KSI said in a YouTube video posted Tuesday. “We went to Nate Diaz, he said no. We went to Donald Cerrone, he said no. We went to Tony Ferguson, he said no. These guys said no to me. I’m there confused as to why a footballer desires to fight me, but these top UFC, ex-UFC fighters don’t wish to fight me. Even (Jorge Masvidal). We went to Masvidal to fight, and he couldn’t do it because (he’s under UFC contract). Like, guys, we’ve been trying to seek out people to fight.”
While KSI, 31, is perhaps disenchanted he ultimately settled for Danis, it’s a minimum of a fight against a man who matches his age. His other options – Diaz, 39; Cerrone, 41; Ferguson, 40; and Masvidal, 40 – are all much older and well past their fighting primes.
KSI (4-1) and Danis (0-1) originally were speculated to meet in January 2023 in a six-round exhibition bout at 178 kilos. Nonetheless, Danis withdrew from the bout 10 days prior and was replaced by gaming streamer FaZe Temperrr (Thomas Oliveira).
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