DILLON DANIS challenged Logan Paul to face him in an MMA bout as he spoke to Piers Morgan on Talk TV.
And the Misfits Boxing star revealed what sparked the mass brawl at the end of the pair’s fight on Saturday night.
Danis went up against Paul in the weekend’s influencer boxing event.
Paul won the fight with a unanimous decision after Danis threw just NINE punches throughout the six-round clash.
But, just as the final bell was about to go, Danis attempted an MMA-style takedown on Paul.
The move did not come off, with Paul then throwing a punch and Danis reciprocating with a kick back towards him before security detail from both camps rushed into the ring to spark a mass brawl.
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Speaking on Piers Morgan Uncensored on Talk TV, Danis said: “I wasn’t actually trying to but he was smart and he Vaselined his head up. So I guess he knew I was going for his neck but at that moment I actually wasn’t.
“I was grabbing his head and he just kind of shrugged me and with the Vaseline and then he threw that punch and I up-kicked him.”
Danis blasted Paul’s tactics in the fight, claiming the PRIME founder was running away whenever he tried to get in close.
He said: “The fight, it didn’t feel like a fight, it felt like he was running away, every time I tried to engage with him and get in there and trade, he tried to get away… he was running, he was on the back foot the whole time. I wanted to fight.”
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The 30-year-old then hinted at the possibility of a rematch in the Octagon, declaring Paul had even agreed to the fight.
Danis added: “I was just messing around a little bit. Boxing is not a real fight, it’s a half a fight.
“I want to fight him in a real fight, [he] shook my hand and said he was going to fight me in MMA… he shook my hand, if he’s a real man, he should…
“Fight Paul in MMA? I am ready to do it, I can do it tonight. I didn’t take any damage, so I want to take a fight in the next thirty days. I’m ready to go!”
The fight between the pair came after months of trash-talking, a lot of which involved Paul’s partner Nina Agdal.
Danis insisted his talking was done with the aim of promoting the fight, but was critical of Paul’s own ability to promote it and to respond to what he said in the build-up.
He said: “I went out there, I didn’t get wobbled and I didn’t do it for the fame, but I thought Logan would be a better promoter. He was terrible.
“He beat me in a boxing fight. If he beat me in an MMA fight. he has boxed for five, seven years, he could have rattled me. He didn’t do anything to me, a couple of smacks, that’s it.”
For the full interview watch tonight’s Piers Morgan Uncensored on TalkTV at 8pm, or on YouTube or the TalkTV app.
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
