KSI is only boxing Dillon Danis because nobody else was interested.
The social media personality revealed that former UFC headliners Nate Diaz and Tony Ferguson, along with Donald Cerrone and Jorge Masvidal, were among the combatants to pass on the Misfits Boxing opportunity on March 29 in Manchester.
“I know I’m not even supposed to say this, but f*ck it, bro: Dillon Danis wasn’t even my fourth choice,” KSI said in a recent YouTube video. “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.”
The KSI fight may be the only thing keeping “drunk” Danis from washing cars.
“I’m there confused as to why a footballer wants to fight me, but these top UFC, ex-UFC fighters don’t want to fight me,” Kai continued. “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 find people to fight.”
Diaz is notoriously hard to deal with, Cerrone is planning an Octagon comeback, Ferguson recently signed with GFL, and Masvidal is looking to resurrect his UFC career. In addition, boxing KSI is probably considered high risk/low reward for anyone not named Danis.
Misfits Boxing 21 is expected to air on DAZN.