DILLON DANIS has accused Logan Paul of “missing weight” and “changing rules” ahead of their highly-anticipated showdown.
The grudge match between the two stars is set to be the co-headline bout in Manchester on Saturday night along with KSI versus Tommy Fury.
SplashDillon Danis has accused Logan Paul of ‘missing weight’ for their grudge match[/caption]
SplashThe YouTuber posted a clip of himself on the scales making weight at 11:41am[/caption]
But after an explosive pre-fight press conference last night, MMA star Danis claimed it should be off as he tweeted: “Logan Paul just missed weight.”
But Paul, 28, quickly hit back at those claims by Danis by showing a clip of himself on the scales that showed his weight at 194.3lbs in a social media post at 11:41am.
The 30-year-old Danis then vented his fury by posting this lengthy statement: “The commission’s rules state that weigh-ins are between 10 and 11. If you miss the 11 o’clock deadline, you’ve missed weight.
“I weighed in at 10:15, but Logan still hasn’t. The commission said that if he doesn’t arrive by the 11am deadline, the fight is off.
“He missed the weight, but then called misfits and changed the rules to give himself an extra hour.
“We should be on an even playing field, he shouldn’t get special treatment.”
Danis then claimed: “He’s already got more juice than Tropicana. He missed the weight, plain and simple. They’re trying to handicap me as much as possible.”
Danis then took to X, formerly known as Twitter, again to say: “He claims he made weight, but it doesn’t count. The rules are the rules.
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“If he wants to be viewed as a genuine boxer, he needs to follow the 11 o’clock deadline.
“Look at the time he posted. It’s not fair; I had to follow the rules, and he isn’t an exception.”
Despite Danis’ statements, Sun Sport understands that there was no 11am deadline for this showdown.
Meanwhile, Paul’s younger brother Jake, 26, had earlier tweeted to state that he would step in.
The 7-1 boxer posted: “I will always have my brother’s back.
“I chose not to respond to the puppet’s countless tweets as it would only amplify his harassment.
“But make no mistake, if Logan needed me to step in, I would take great joy in knocking that maggot out. See you soon.”
That was after his elder sibling revealed his swollen face after being attacked by Danis in a chaotic pre-fight press conference.
An explosive brawl left YouTuber-turned WWE star Paul gushing with blood on Thursday.
The pair had just finished trash-talking on stage when Paul, who has a 0-1-2 record, hurled a bottle of his Prime drink at Danis’ nether regions.
Danis hit back by swiping a microphone at his rival’s head as security tried to separate them.
Paul was left clutching his face after the sickening thud of the impact cut open his cheek with Danis then posting a picture of blood on the floor at the venue and captioned it with: “Play with fire get burnt p***y.”
Mams Taylor, KSI‘s manager and co-owner of Misfits Boxing, was initially unable to provide an update on the American’s health status after the shock incident.
However, Paul took to social media to seemingly reassure fans that the highly-anticipated bout was still on despite the damage he suffered.
He firstly tweeted: “This Saturday we catching a predator.”
The much-maligned star then shared a selfie on Instagram of himself wearing dark goggles above the huge swelling and cut on his left cheek that he captioned with: “Can’t see the haterz.”
Despite his impressive exploits in WWE, Paul has not set foot inside the boxing ring since his 2021 clash with Floyd Mayweather.
Meanwhile, Bellator MMA welterweight Danis has not fought in over four years.
GettyJake Paul offered to step in if Logan was unable to face Dillon Danis[/caption]