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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Donagh Corby

KSI admits regret at not choosing to fight ex-UFC champion and Jake Paul rival

Social media sensation KSI has admitted he may have chosen the wrong opponent when he decided against facing former UFC champion and Jake Paul rival Tyron Woodley.

The YouTube star had a number of prospective fights on the table when he confirmed his January return, and ended up going with controversial Bellator MMA fighter Dillon Danis instead of Woodley. Fans were unhappy to see Danis, who is wildly unpopular among both social media and MMA audiences, given the chance, and he repaid it by pulling out ten days out from the event.

The pullout, which Misfits Boxing officials have blamed on a lack of proper preparation, left KSI scrambling for a new opponent - the second time this has happened in as many events during his boxing comeback. He ended up settling on YouTuber Faze Temperrr, who is a considerably less enticing name than the likes of Woodley or even the initial back-up fighter Joe Fournier.

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