KSI will take on Conor McGregor’s training partner Dillon Danis on January 14 in London … with the fight announced just days after a fight broke out between the pair during a weigh-in.
KSI will make his fourth pro start against MMA fighter Dillon Danis
The fight will serve as the main attraction for the fourth card of Misfits Boxing.
Scheduled for January 14, the event will take place at Wembley Arena on DAZN PPV
The pair have exchanged barbs on social media and squared off at a weigh-in on Friday.
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YouTube star turned KSI boxer will return to the ring to take on undefeated MMA fighter Dillon Danis on January 14.
The fight will be the main attraction of the fourth edition of KSI’s Misfits Boxing series and will be broadcast on DAZN pay-per-view from OVO Arena Wembley.
The announcement comes just days after the pair brawled at a Misfits Boxing weigh-in after a heated exchange. Danis was ejected from the event on Friday and got into another altercation, this time with Jake Paul’s training partner, Anthony Taylor.
KSI will face MMA fighter Dillon Danis in the main event of Misfits Boxing 004 in January
Tyron Woodley had been in talks to serve as KSI’s opponent for the event, but the former UFC champion claimed negotiations between his two teams broke down after KSI tried to force the 40-year-old to agree to a rehydration clause in your contract.
KSI will step into the ring as a pro for the fourth time when he takes on Danis, having notched two wins on the same night in August.
In the inaugural event of Misfits Boxing, the 29-year-old boxer knocked out overmatched rapper Swarmz and then unknown professional Luis Alcaraz Pineda in back-to-back fights.
KSI last fought in August when he won two pro fights on the same night against Swarmz and Luis Alcaraz Pineda.
Danis was part of the post-UFC 229 melee, fighting Khabib Nurmagomedov after the Russian jumped out of the octagon.
Meanwhile, Danis initially rose to fame due to his role as Conor McGregor’s wrestling coach before the Irishman’s rematch with Nate Diaz in 2016.
The 29-year-old was signed due to his impressive Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu pedigree and was involved in the feud following McGregor’s loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov in 2018.
While training with McGregor’s team at SBG Ireland, Danis also signed with Bellator MMA and went 2-0 under the promotion’s banner, but hasn’t fought inside the cage since 2019 due to a series of recurring injuries.