Logan Paul and Dillon Danis virtually come to blows as face-off footage leaked
There is not any love misplaced between Logan Paul and Dillon Danis in new footage launched forward of their boxing showdown later this yr, with the previous forcing Danis to flinch as they locked eyes throughout the desk. Paul and Danis will come head to head on Tuesday at a press convention forward of their struggle in Manchester on Oct. 14, and forward of the occasion they’ve filmed a face-to-face dialogue to hype the occasion.
Paul, 28, is a YouTuber turned WWE wrestling star, sports drink mogul and occasional boxer, whereas 30-year-old Danis – a detailed ally of UFC legend Conor McGregor – has two victories within the Bellator MMA group, however has not competed since 2019. The pair have shared long-standing beef on social media and can face off on the undercard of KSI vs Tommy Fury on the AO Arena in seven weeks’ time.
Before going through the general public for Tuesday’s press convention, Paul and Danis sat down for a face-to-face confrontation, which was filmed by broadcaster DAZN. In a quick clip launched on Instagram, Paul pretended to throw a bottle of Prime – the drinks model he owns with British YouTube star KSI – in the direction of his rival, forcing Danis to cowl up and switch his head.
“Go ahead, try it, you’ll see what happens,” Danis replied throughout a heated trade with Paul, who misplaced his solely sanctioned boxing bout in opposition to KSI in 2019 by cut up resolution. Paul – who confronted boxing icon Floyd Mayweather in an exhibition struggle two years in the past – and KSI have since change into pals and enterprise companions.
Danis, an influencer and a jiu-jitsu black belt with no sanctioned boxing expertise, was due to fight KSI in earlier this yr however pulled out amid claims from his rival’s crew that he was “underprepared” and struggling to make weight. With KSI going through Fury, the half-brother of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, Paul will tackle Danis within the co-main occasion.
Paul and Danis have been embroiled in a disagreement, with Danis posting a number of doctored photos of Paul’s fiancée Nina Agdal – a Danish mannequin – on social media. That continued on Tuesday with one other seemingly photoshopped picture.
Paul feared Danis would not show up to their showdown throughout the desk on Tuesday after the New Jersey-born grappler was late. “He’s not showing up, he’s supposed to be right there,” Paul stated on Instagram Live.
“The man is nowhere to be found. Come on, bro. Did I get got? He’s talking so much s*** on Twitter and finally, we can address it face-to-face, that’s what I’m here for. Dillon has locked himself in his room and refuses to come down.”
KSI additionally received concerned. “The little hermit,” he stated of Danis. “All this talk on Twitter, all this talk on Instagram, but in real life, [he is] scared.”