Video: On January 14, Dillon Danis will compete in a boxing battle against YouTube star KSI in what has been dubbed his long-awaited comeback to combat sports. The former BJJ prospect and embryonic MMA fighter, who has been sidelined for more than three years due to injuries, is finally returning to the ring. He claims that he is earning a king’s ransom to achieve this. He asserted that he is earning more money than any UFC fighter, but he also acknowledged that he is probably spending more, as he had to pay Bellator for the privilege to box KSI. Follow Combat Sports News Updates with InsideSport.IN
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Dillon Danis says he had to pay Bellator in order to fight KSI.#TheMMAHour pic.twitter.com/JfZUcDtfrX
— Jed I. Goodman © (@jedigoodman) December 21, 2022
Video: Dillon Danis will pay Bellator MMA
“I’m unsure whether I’m permitted to discuss why I had to do that, but Showtime and DAZN are competitors,” Danis stated. “I had to pay a significant sum. It’s a large sum of money. More than most UFC [fighters] likely make what I’m paying Scott Coker(Bellator CEO) to let me compete. I remain a part of them. If I were affiliated with Showtime, it would be different because of the agreement that Showtime has with them.”
A Bellator representative declined to comment when contacted about Danis’ comments on Wednesday by MMA Fighting. Danis is still affiliated with the promotion, according to Bellator CEO Scott Coker, who said he “didn’t want to hold him back” from an opportunity when the match was first announced. The executive wished Danis well and warned that KSI would “have your hands full.” Danis doesn’t dispute that some saw Coker’s remark as an indication of dissatisfaction with his potential star.
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“As his star, he wants me to return to MMA, Danis stated. Nobody in Bellator will make that kind of noise. Who supplies so much hype? I believe that he is angry,” Danis said. “I agree that MMA should have been the setting for the big comeback, but why not beat up a YouTuber for a f****** tonne of cash?”
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