Dillon Danis’ return to combat sports will continue to be on hold.
According to Misfits Boxing’s Mams Taylor, who is also part of KSI’s management group, Danis has withdrawn from his scheduled Jan. 14 boxing match against YouTube star KSI in London. KSI will now face fellow YouTuber Faze Temperrr.
“I got a phone call saying Dillon is pulling out of the fight,” Taylor said in a video statement. “The real reason, from what they said to me, is that he’s underprepared, he has no coach, he might be struggling with weight. For someone who cares about his reputation as much as he does, or what people think of him, I didn’t think that this would be something despite many people saying the opposite, ‘He’s not going to show up to the fight.’ They were right.'”
“I got a phone call saying Danis is pulling out of the fight.”@MamsTaylor explains that Dillon Danis has decided he will no longer fight @KSI. A new opponent will be announced in due course.
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— Misfits Boxing (@MisfitsBoxing) January 4, 2023
In a statement, KSI ripped Danis for pulling out of the fight.
“I mentioned at the press conference that Dillon was being haunted by me,” KSI said. “He made his excuses and knew he couldn’t handle what I bring to a boxing ring. This answers the question whether he’s a fighter or not. He’s a warrior all right, a keyboard warrior, and hopefully he’s learned to leave the real men to speak with their actions rather than hollow words.”
The news comes days after Danis, who skipped a pre-fight news conference last month, said in an interview with Chael Sonnen that behind-the-scenes tactics were being used to put him at a disadvantage in the ring.
After being skeptical about the “fishy” lead-up to the event, Danis recently said that if the fight did fall through, he would look to return to MMA. The 29-year-old is still under contract with Bellator but hasn’t competed since submitting Max Humphrey in June 2019.
Danis did not immediately respond to MMA Junkie’s request for comment about the situation.
