New footage has shown a close-up of the row between KSI and Dillon Danis with the MMA star punching his rival on stage.
YouTube star KSI is currently in Texas to promote the latest card of his Misfits Boxing series and oversaw the weigh-in with the likes of Hasim Rahman Jr and Deen The Great tipping the scales. He is set to announce his next fight this weekend, and potential opponent Danis arrived at the weigh-in to confront his rival.
Danis went on stage to talk to KSI who had just completed proceedings on stage, before chaos descended after Danis threw a sucker punch which saw the YouTube star become incensed. A new video posted by promoter Kalle Sauerland showed the altercation unfolding on stage and how it began.
The MMA star first said: "How are you doing? Looking small." Danis then demanded: "Just sign the contract." KSI replied: "I know I could knock you out though." Danis then added: "Go on then right now." Before KSI ended: "One little slap?" Danis then used the opportunistic moment to punch his rival with his guard down, with a coffee flying in the air and covering several people in liquid.
KSI tried to get through a wave of security that had descended on stage which also included host Wade Plem and promoter Sauerland. The YouTube star was grabbed and carried away from the scene of the clash and taken to the other side of the stage, while Danis was escorted to the back of the stage.
In a final scene at the end of the clip, KSI can be keen desperately trying to get away from a security guard who was preventing him from chasing Danis into the car park. However the night wasn't over for Danis with alternative footage emerging of Jake Paul's sparring Anthony Taylor defending Paul's rival and landing a punch on the American in chaotic scenes outside the building.
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KSI placed a pole on social media calling for fans to vote on his January opponent, which saw Danis place behind Tyron Woodley in second position with many clearly interested in a potential showdown. Danis is currently under contract with MMA promotion Bellator, and the organisation's chief Scott Coker confirmed the American was eyeing a return over any boxing clash.
"Dillon Danis hit us up and said he would like to fight in MMA as soon as possible," Coker explained. "So I don't know if that has any relation to [a possible KSI fight] or not, but this is the first I've heard about it. I'm not sure. And Dillon told me the other day via text message that he really wants to fight in MMA as soon as possible, maybe even before the end of the year. As far as in the future, I do believe that we have a lot of fights left for Dillon and he is under contract with Bellator."
