It looks like Dillon Danis fans will have to wait a little longer to see him return to action. Danis was scheduled to face YouTuber KSI in the boxing ring, but a recent announcement revealed that Danis has pulled out of the fight.
KSI’s manager, Mams Taylor, issued a statement as to why. “The real reason is, from what they said to me, is that he’s underprepared.
Dillon Danis Pulls Out of KSI Fight
He has no coach. He might be struggling with weight even though there’s no rehydration. He has not been able to find a team that’s going to support him to bring him into the fight and obviously he’s got some other issues I think.
It’s very sad and unfortunate because he didn’t reciprocate the respect that we’ve given him. He’s clearly embarrassed that he’s in this position and – look, who knows what he’s going to come out with and say, but I’m disappointed because I never thought that 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, that he’s not going to show up to the fight. They were right.”
Taylor claimed that there were signs of Danis’ impending abandonment. “At the end of the day as a fighter, you’re contracted to fight, you have a responsibility to the promotion, to Misfits, to DAZN, to KSI, his opponent, to all of us who have been preparing, KSI’s been training really hard.
[Danis] didn’t show up to the press conference. That was a red flag. Again, because of our hesitation and knowing that there is a chance that all the rumors are true that he just doesn’t fight, that he just wants to be on social media. We were prepared for this situation this time.”
KSI also offered an explanation. “I mentioned at the press conference that Dillon was being haunted by me.
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.”
Whether Danis follows through on his promise to return to MMA this year remains to be seen. After rocketing to dubious stardom thanks to an association with Conor McGregor, Danis has not fought in several years.
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