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      Watch as Conor McGregor team-mate Dillon Danis gets PUNCHED in the face by Anthony Taylor in CAR PARK

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      MMA fighter Dillon Danis was on the receiving end of a brutal punch outside the latest Misfits Boxing weigh-in.The Bellator star made his presence felt inside the fighter hotel in Austin, Texas on Friday afternoon – clashing with YouTube superstar KSI.

      Dillon Danis ended up eating a huge overhand right from Anthony Taylor after a clash outside the Misfits Boxing weigh-inCredit: IFL TV
      Danis was left with a huge red mark underneath his left eyeCredit: IFL TV
      Danis’ clash with Taylor comes moments after he was involved in a melee with KSICredit: DAZN
      But a matter of moments after leaving the hotel, he found himself embroiled in a brawl with fellow mixed martial artist Anthony Taylor.
      Taylor, a long-time training partner of Jake Paul, hunted down Danis, 29, as he left the hotel and a scuffle quickly ensued.
      One of Danis’ entourage ignited a mass melee by pushing Taylor – who blew a gasket.
      Multiple people tried to hold an irate Taylor back – although they were unsuccessful in stopping the 33-year-old from getting his hands on Danis.
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      After breaking free from the grip of a man trying to hold him back, Taylor landed a big overhand right flush on the chin of Danis.
      Brazilian jiu-jitsu expert Danis was wobbled by the punch and lost his balance.
      And he was seemingly kept upright by the back of a parked truck.
      The pair were eventually separated and were dragged off in different directions.
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      Danis – a training partner of UFC superstar Conor McGregor – made light of the incident when quizzed about it.
      He told iFL TV: “Nothing [happened]. It was just a little – we’re good.”
      He then claimed to have no knowledge of who Taylor was, saying: “I don’t know who that is, to be honest.
      “I thought that was a homeless guy in the street.”
      Danis punched KSI in the face after their heated face offCredit: DAZN
      Danis’ scuffle with Taylor came moments after he punched social media star turned boxer KSI.
      The back-to-back incidents came a matter of days after Danis and his pals were embroiled in a melee with Nate Diaz.
      The scuffle took place outside Madison Square Garden in New York following UFC 281 and saw Diaz slap one of Danis’ entourage.
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      Danis has found himself in more scuffles outside the cage than it in it as of late.
      El Jefe hasn’t set fought in over three years due to injury and inactivity, with his last outing being an armbar victory at Bellator 222. More

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      Watch shocking moment KSI is punched in the FACE by Dillon Danis at Misfits Boxing presser before all hell breaks loose

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      DILLON DANIS and KSI had to be pulled apart as they came face-to-face for the very first time.Conor McGregor’s former training partner was in Austin, Texas as he is attending tomorrow’s DAZN X Series 0003 Misfits Boxing event.
      Dillon Danis and KSI had an explosive face-to-face confrontation in Texas on FridayCredit: Twitter / @DAZNBoxing
      Danis threw a jab at the Brit YouTuber as things explodedCredit: Twitter
      But he almost came to blows with the YouTuber-turned-boxer on Friday ahead of the pair’s expected showdown in 2023.
      Danis is currently signed to MMA promotion Bellator but has not fought since 2019.
      However, that has not stopped him from calling out numerous fighters on social media over the past three years.
      And Brit KSI, who is in the Lone Star State to promote a fight under his Misfits Boxing banner, has been his latest target.
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      The shocking moment occurred after the weigh-ins as Danis entered the stage to go nose-to-nose with KSI.
      He asked him: “How are you doing? You’re looking small?”
      KSI replied by saying he was excited, to which Danis responded: “Yeah I’m excited too, you gonna sign the contract or no? You want me to choke you out right here?”
      His rival retorted with: “Nah you don’t need to. But I could knock you out right now if I wanted to.”
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      Suddenly Danis exploded and threw a left-hand jab at KSI’s jaw before security raced in to intervene to pull him away.
      KSI was heard yelling “get off me” as he was restrained also as the bad blood between the two men boiled over.
      However, the trouble did not stop there as Danis soon found himself in another heated exchange after he had been removed from the hotel staging the event.
      MMA and boxing veteran Anthony Taylor, a previous sparring partner of Jake Paul, chased after Danis and sent him stumbling backwards with a right hand.
      Taylor then scuffled with another man before security jumped in and managed to usher Danis out of harm’s way. More

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      Floyd Mayweather claims Logan Paul bout wasn’t ‘real’ and he would have KO’d YouTuber in first round in pro bout

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      FLOYD MAYWEATHER claimed his exhibition with Logan Paul was not a ‘real fight’ – and would have won in round one if it was. The American legend returned to the ring in June 2021 for the eight-round spectacle bout, and gave away TWO STONE in doing so.
      Floyd Mayweather claimed his exhibition with Logan Paul was not a ‘real fight’Credit: Amanda Westcott
      And Paul scored a huge moral victory after taking it the distance, meaning no winner was technically declared.
      But Mayweather has now insisted had the fight been professionally sanctioned, with his 50-0 record on the line, then it would have been a different story.
      He said: “I did an exhibition with the YouTuber Logan Paul. We had fun.
      “People have gotta know, there’s a difference between a real fight and an exhibition. All I did was work out from time to time.
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      “If it was a real fight, it would’ve been a blowout in the first round.”
      Mayweather hung up the gloves as a pro in 2017 after beating ex-UFC champion Conor McGregor in ten rounds.
      But he has since returned in exhibitions, and did so firstly against featherweight kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa, 23, in 2018.
      Mayweather knocked out Mikuru Asakura in two rounds of their exhibition bout – in front of old rival Manny Pacquiao.
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      Asakura had no defence for a barrage of right hands coming his way and he was eventually floored just as the bell sounded.
      Mayweather has since confirmed he will fight in Japan again – amid talk of an epic rematch with Pacquaio.
      He recently stopped YouTuber Deji in the sixth round of a one-sided fight.
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      Tyron Woodley LEAKS KSI fight contract and accuses YouTuber of trying to weight-drain him with fight set to be OFF

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      UFC legend Tyron Woodley has leaked his fight contract with YouTube star-turned-boxer KSI and accused the Brit of trying to weight-drain him.KSI – real name JJ Olatunji – made his boxing comeback in August when he defeated Swarmz and professional boxer Luis Pineda.
      Woodley (left) has leaked the fight contract with KSICredit: Getty Images – Getty
      The UFC legend has accused KSI of trying to weight-drain himCredit: Getty
      The two wins in one night had fans calling for a fight with Jake Paul, who is forging his own career in boxing.
      And to step up his pursuit of Paul, it was confirmed KSI would return in January, with Paul’s former two-time opponent Woodley in pole position to accept a showdown.
      Woodley recently came face-to-face with KSI at ringside at Floyd Mayweather’s exhibition with Deji.
      Woodley demanded the paperwork be signed – but the fight now appears to be OFF.
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      The former UFC star went on a scathing rant on social media, accusing KSI of trying to weight-drain him, while also leaking the fight contract.
      He first wrote: “Warned this b****! KSI, Why would you offer me a fight vs you then bail? Why would u send me a contract to b**** out and take a lesser opponent?
      “Why would you have my name in your mouth for two years and not step up?
      “Why do a poll of one million people, that all said fight me, and you run.”
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      Woodley continued: “When KSI blames it on Logan Paul and his injury or budget, I have two companies that will fund the purse. Try again. I’m done talking about it. My last post on it.”
      In a leaked screenshot, the contract reads: “Maximum of 175lb at the official weigh-in on the day before the bout, and shall be a maximum of 185lb in the afternoon on the day of the fight.
      “Promoter will use best endeavours to ensure the local commission administer this second weigh-in.
      “If the boxer is overweight at either weigh-in, the promoter will be given the option to terminate the agreement and cancel the bout.”
      A rehydration clause means that a fighter cannot gain more than a pre-agreed weight after the weigh-in and before the bout.
      Woodley – who is considered one of the best 170lb fighters in UFC history – weighed in at 190lb mark for both of his defeats by Paul. 
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      Tom Aspinall reveals ‘unpopular’ Jake Paul opinion and backs YouTuber against Tommy Fury, Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz

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      UFC heavyweight Tom Aspinall has told Jake Paul’s critics: He’s pretty good at boxing.The YouTuber has caused quite the stir in the boxing world since debuting in January 2020 – although he’s yet to face a professional pugilist.
      Jake Paul has made quite the splash in the boxing world in the last two yearsCredit: SHOWTIME
      Paul also picked up a win over ex-UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva last monthCredit: Rex
      The Problem Child’s displays have impressed UFC heavyweight Tom AspinallCredit: MEGA
      Paul, however, has registered KO and decision wins over former UFC welter and middleweight champions Tyron Woodley and Anderson Silva – victories which have impressed Aspinall.
      The Wigan warrior told Midnite: “I’ve got an unpopular opinion about Jake Paul, I think Jake Paul’s pretty good.
      “I think Jake Paul’s been handling himself pretty well in the boxing stuff that he’s got into.”
      Paul, 25, is seemingly edging closer to a long-awaited grudge match with fellow social media star Tommy Fury.
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      Aspinall knows Fury well having been a regular sparring partner of his brother Tyson and believes the Paul match-up makes sense at this stage of his career.
      He said: “I know Tommy personally, I’ve known Tommy since he was 14-years-old.
      “I know that Tommy is from a fighting family. I know Tommy is a good fighter himself.
      “And I think it’s a great matchup for both guys and from what I can see it seems a pretty even matchup, which we like to see.
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      “We don’t like to see one guy versus a sh*t guy.
      “We like to see young guys both hungry and undefeated fighting each other.
      “That’s where the excitement comes. What’s going to happen?
      “We don’t know. That’s what’s exciting in combat sports.”
      Tom Aspinall wants to see Jake Paul throw down with TonnCredit: BT Sport
      Paul has also flirted with the prospect of fights with MMA superstars Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor, bouts Aspinall thinks he’d do well in.
      He added: “Jake Paul and Nate Diaz or Conor McGregor are even fights, definitely. Both guys have got a lot of experience.”
      The Fury fight, however, is the one Aspinall is eager for The Problem Child to take next.
      He said: “But I want to see Jake Paul against someone young, hungry and fresh rather than someone with lots of miles on clock like he’s been fighting, which is fair enough for where he is in his career.
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      “But sooner or later you’ve got to tick the box of someone in a similar position to where he is.
      “I want to see him and Tommy, that’s who I want.” More

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      ‘It needs to be put to bed’ – Tommy Fury predicts fourth-round KO of Jake Paul and backs pair to sell out Wembley

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      TOMMY FURY is ready to put his rivalry with Jake Paul to bed with a Wembley sellout. The celebrity boxing rivals have agreed to put bragging right and records on the line at the third time of asking.
      Tommy Fury pictured with his dad John in DubaiCredit: lee hamilton-cooper
      Jake Paul has been called out to a Wembley fight by Tommy FuryCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      And Fury said it is time to settle the score once and for all with talks between the two camps underway.
      He told TMZ Sports: “I want this fight more than anything because it’s a chance for me to put everything that I’ve been hearing for the past two years to bed.
      “And it needs to be put to bed because at the end of the day this man is not in my class, he’s not in my league, and he’s a YouTube fighter, that’s what this man is.
      “I am a proper fighter, from a fighting family. I’ve got aspirations of winning world titles.”
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      Paul, 25, most recently beat UFC legend Anderson Silva, 47, in October, the biggest win in his 6-0 career.
      Meanwhile Fury, 23, returned last weekend in Dubai in a last-minute exhibition bout against replacement Rolly Lambert, 33.
      American Paul Bamba, 33, was withdrawn on the day amid a weight disagreement and Paul was a special guest commentator on the night.
      After Fury cruised past six rounds, the two clashed post-fight and an agreement to fight in February was struck.
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      The 2019 Love Islander has twice pulled out against Paul in the past, firstly due to a rib injury and then amid a US visa issue which still persists.
      So the American has agreed to cross enemy territory to commence battle – so long as a signed contract is returned within seven days.
      Meanwhile Fury has called for the fight to take place at Wembley stadium, which has a capacity over almost 100,000.
      He said: “I feel like this fight is a Wembley fight. I feel like it would do 80,000 very comfortably.
      “If you asked anybody walking down the street on Saturday night, ‘Do you want to watch Jake Paul versus Tommy Fury at Wembley?’

      “Everybody is going to say yes, I believe it is a massive, massive pay-per-view event.
      “It’s a massive event itself in the UK, because both of us are very well known.
      “Obviously, Jake’s known very well in the UK, most of my fanbase is in the UK.
      “So I think it’s a bigger seller over there and my team will work endlessly to get the best arena/stadium for that fight.”
      Opposing teams are now locked in talks and Fury predicted he will make easy work of Paul.
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      He said: “This fight does not go the distance. There’s no chance in hell cause I won’t let it go to the distance.
      “I am not gonna get in the ring and look to outpoint Jake Paul. I’m gonna be in that ring looking to take his head off with every punch.
      “I can’t see it going past four rounds. I can’t.”
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      Mike Tyson ‘HATED Michael Jackson’s guts’ after King of Pop ‘played him’ with backstage gig snub

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      MIKE TYSON has revealed he hated Michael Jackson’s guts after a backstage snub at one of the late pop legend’s concerts.The boxing icon was in talks over a mega-money fight with Evander Holyfield, although his former rival has said he has no interest in a bout now.
      Mike Tyson has revealed his hatred towards Michael Jackson before they became palsCredit: Instagram
      The ‘King of Pop’ sensationally snubbed the ‘Baddest Man on the Planet’ backstage at a gigCredit: AFP
      During his heyday of the late 80s and early 90s, the ‘Baddest Man on the Planet’ was one of the most-recognisable and biggest names in the world
      One man that enjoyed just as much popularity and spotlight as ‘King of Pop’ Jackson.
      However, Tyson has admitted he held a lot of anger towards the musician until the pair did eventually hang out.
      Speaking on T.I.’s expediTIously podcast, the former world champion said: “I met Mike one day, I think he was at a concert in Cleveland, I’m with Don King.
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      “So me and Don come in, right? And I’m champ and everything, did all this s***, undisputed.
      “So Don goes and Don gives Michael Jackson the ‘peace’ sign, like this. And then so Michael gives Don the ‘peace’ sign, and so I give Michael the ‘peace’ sign, and Michael put his hand down.
      “In a way, I say, ‘Did he play me? Nah, he didn’t play me, he just didn’t see me. I knew he didn’t play me, cause I’m f***ing champ.”
      Tyson and King continued to go backstage for the show – but the disrespect continued.
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      He continued: “So we went backstage, right? So I’m backstage, and so there’s his backstage, some of his singers and stuff.
      “He’s on stage, it’s over I’m signing autographs and stuff, so Michael comes over and he talks to Don, he doesn’t talk to me. I say ‘Let me just go on and meet Mike’, cause that’s really why I’m here, I want to meet Mike.
      “And then I go over to meet Mike, … and he goes like this, ‘Don’t I know you from somewhere? Where I know you from?’
      “He broke my ego, he crushed me. 
      “I said ‘No, I’m just a fan, pleasure to meet you, sir. He said, ‘OK’, and then he got out and went in the car.”
      Tyson admitted he refused to let go of the snub for years until Jackson finally invited him to hang out – an offer initially rejected by the fighter.
      He added: “I said ‘OK I’m coming, I’ll be over there’, right?
      “So I got on a plane, went over there, hung out, and we just started hanging out together. And I said ‘F*** man, he’s a good guy.
      “But in my mind, I said ‘Why’d you play me though, Mike, why’d you play me like that? You knew who I was, why’d you play me?’” More

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      Tommy Fury says Love Island girlfriend Molly-Mae Hague is ’20 months pregnant’ while slamming KSI

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      TOMMY FURY accidentally said girlfriend Molly-Mae Hague is “20 months pregnant” while aiming a dig at KSI. Molly-Mae, who is in fact seven months pregnant, travelled to Dubai to watch Fury in his boxing return.
      Tommy Fury pictured with partner Molly-MaeCredit: instagram
      YouTube star KSI was slammed by Tommy FuryCredit: Getty
      He faced last-minute opponent Rolly Lambert, 33, after Paul Bamba, 33, was withdrawn amid a weight disagreement.
      Both Jake Paul and KSI were also in attendance, two opponents Fury, 23, has been linked with.
      And although talks to fight Paul, 25, are underway the 2019 Love Islander slammed KSI, 29, while making a gaffe about Molly-Mae’s pregnancy.
      He told SecondsOut: “KSI is not even worth taking about, Molly would beat KSI and she’s 20 months pregnant.
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      “He’s what he is, isn’t he? He can’t fight so I don’t know why he’s in the company of fighters when we’re mentioning of talking about fighters.
      “He’s useless. No good. His brother’s a better man, Deji. His brother’s a top man, Deji. He’s got in the ring with Floyd Mayweather.
      “KSI what is he? He fights a Mexican, who’s not a Mexican judging by his performance, and he fights a rapper from London.
      “I don’t know what’s going on.”
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      Fury twice pulled out of fighting Paul, firstly with a rib injury and then a US visa issue which still persists today.
      So his American rival faces coming abroad for the celebrity grudge match, which he has agreed to do.
      But Paul has given Fury a seven-day period to return a contract by, with talks currently underway.
      Fury told TMZ Sport: “Jake Paul is the next man on my hit list and he has been on my hit list for some time.
      “You know as they say third time lucky, I definitely feel like this fight will happen this time.
      “I said straight after the fight, if this fight doesn’t happen it will be through no fault of my own.
      “Me and my team, Frank Warren and everyone involved with myself is working diligently to get this fight over the line.
      “There’s calls being made right now, everyone’s being very proactive so this fight should take place, definitely.”
      Tommy Fury and Jake Paul have agreed to fight in FebruaryCredit: BT SPORT More