Dillon Danis, an American mixed martial artist, pulled out his fight with UK YouTuber, boxer, and rapper KSI. Danis was scheduled to fight KSI on January 14th at Wembley Arena, but the MMA fighter pulled out 10 days prior to the fight and has insisted there is a backstage agenda as to why he had to pull out.
Dillon Danis vs KSI
Dillon Danis was set to return to the MMA stage with his match on January 14th. Danis had claimed that he had agreed to the fight with KSI for the “bag” implying that he would receive a seven-figure pay for participating in the fight. After he backed out of the fight he was replaced by FaZe Temperrr. Danis had previously told The MMA Hour Podcast that he was supposed to fight Logan Paul and added that he was more enthusiastic about fighting Logan as they had more beef. KSI’s manager reported that Danis had backed out because he was “underprepared”. Since then Danis had tweeted “fake news” and “the truth will shock everyone” implying that there is more to this than what meets the eye.
the truth will shock everyone.
— Dillon Danis (@dillondanis) January 5, 2023
As a response to Danis’s withdrawal, KSI tweeted that the show must go on. Danis has also been facing backlash from social media since the announcement. Danis had dissed KSI in the past and even showed up in the Misfits 003 fight in Dubai which to an altercation. Prior to his backing out of the bout, Danis and KSI’s manager Taylor had been arguing about rehydration clauses and Taylor claimed that they removed a rehydration clause to ensure Danis’s place in the fight. Danis’s pull-out excuse of being underprepared or struggling with his weight and being without a coach was not met with much support and eventually, the match with FaZe Temperrr got confirmed. Danis has yet to clarify his reasons for backing out of the match.
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