Michael Chandler doesn’t see the enjoyable in Logan Paul vs. Dillon Danis.
Oct. 14, 2023, is about to be the anticipated return to fight sports activities motion for once-Bellator prospect, Danis, who went 2-0 in blended martial arts (MMA) earlier than falling off the face of the Earth. Welcoming him again to the struggle recreation is scheduled to be an additionally returning Paul, who final boxed towards Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a June 2021 exhibition match (watch highlights). The 2 will compete in an expert boxing bout underneath the Misfits Boxing banner in Manchester, England.
Danis’ outdated Bellator roster mate, Chandler — like the remainder of the MMA neighborhood — is over Danis’ antics of initiating fights that may by no means occur and saying he’ll beat everybody underneath the solar from the consolation of social media. Danis was imagined to field as just lately as Nov. 2022 towards Olajide “KSI” Olatunji, however withdrew due to a lack of preparation. A number of weeks earlier than the struggle, Danis publicly acknowledged that he had been coping with accidents over the previous so a few years, stopping him from returning to competitors. In the end, Chandler doesn’t purchase it.
“What’re we doing? Logan Paul simply acquired booked to struggle Dillon Danis in a boxing match,” Chandler mentioned on his YouTube channel. “Now, we acquired the Paul brothers themselves. Absolute social media web superstars. I get it. Every part they do, folks listen. On the one hand, you’ve acquired Jake Paul who I imagine is legitimizing himself as a professional boxer. Subsequently, you have got Logan Paul who now has fought KSI and is now combating Dillon Danis.
“This ticks me off for a pair completely different causes,” he continued. “No. 1, Logan, I get it, you’re not precisely going the skilled boxing route like Jake is. However to struggle this man, who I don’t even wish to identify anymore as a result of I really feel like he’s simply been a troll and we maintain giving him consideration. We maintain encouraging him with likes and tweets and headlines and fights like this. Why are we doing this? Why will we maintain doing this?”
The reply to Chandler’s query is apparent and that’s for monetary achieve as neither has put any critical give attention to their fight careers. Coincidentally, Paul, 28, has been the extra lively of the 2 and had extra boxing matches than the previous Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) star Danis and has additionally stayed busy by signing with World Wrestling Leisure (WWE) in 2022.
Chandler did make it some extent to notice that he’s not speaking down upon Danis merely due to his Conor McGregor connection. He simply doesn’t see the attraction of Danis’ schtick.
“That is completely a troll spectacle sensationalized leisure sort of a struggle,” Chandler mentioned. “There’s completely zero boxing credentials and nil boxing expertise on this [Danis] aspect of the image, particularly. I don’t even know the final time the dude fought was. I don’t even know the final time the dude signed his identify to a contract and really went via with mentioned contract.
“I don’t even know what he does anymore except for sit on his telephone and tweet issues, Instagram issues,” he concluded.
