Bellator fighter and jiu-jitsu star Dillon Danis has claimed he is earning more money than most UFC champions for his boxing clash with KSI.
Danis, 29, makes his boxing debut against YouTube star KSI on January 14 at Wembley Arena in London. The training partner of former two-weight UFC champion Conor McGregor hasn't fought in over three years, being plagued with frequent knee injuries that have delayed his return. Danis, who is unbeaten in two MMA fights, has claimed that his purse for fighting KSI is more than any champion on the UFC roster.
“I’m 2-0 and I’m about to make more money than any guy in MMA right now,” he continued. “It actually might be close to Izzy [Israel Adesanya] and Conor’s not fighting right now. I’m telling you. I saw what Paulo [Costa] was supposed to make against [Robert] Whittaker and that’s what I was getting in my first fight for Bellator. That’s nothing. It’s embarrassing. I got more than that in my first fight in Bellator.”
