KSI has rendered Jorge Masvidal furious by claiming that the UFC veteran could not fight him because of the UFC.
‘The Nightmare’ is scheduled to return to the ring against Dillon Danis at Misfits 21 on March 29 inside the AO Arena in Manchester, UK.
The bout will serve as a culmination of a long-running feud, which started with the Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner launching coffee at the YouTuber’s face.
However, while the Brit is keen to finally get his hands on the American, he claims the ex-Bellator star wasn’t his first choice.
Jorge Masvidal slams KSI in explosive rant
KSI has struggled to find an opponent for his comeback bout, with soccer star, Wayne Bridge, pulling out of their supposed contest, and apparently several massive MMA names also turning down the challenge.
In a video uploaded to his YouTube channel, the social media star claimed: I know I’m not even allowed to say this, but f— it, bro. Dillon Danis wasn’t even my fourth choice.”
He continued: “We went to Nate Diaz, he said, ‘No’, we went to Donald Cerrone, he said, ‘No’, we went to Tony Ferguson, he said, ‘No’.
“These guys said, ‘No’, to me. I’m there confused as to why a footballer (soccer player) would fight me, but these top UFC, ex-UFC fighters don’t want to fight me.
“Even Jorge Masvidal, we went to Masvidal to fight, and he can’t do it because of the UFC. Guys, we’ve been trying to find people to fight. All these ex-UFC fighters, no one wants to fight me.
“People fight Jake Paul because they have a chance of beating him, because he’s not actually that good.
“I’m probably going to get in trouble for saying certain people didn’t want to fight me, but f— it, I don’t even care anymore.”
Of course, Masvidal wasn’t going to take these comments lying down, tweeting: “Idk what it is with you UK motherf—— but stick to selling that p— in a bottle because I will beat your f—— a–.”
KSI taunts Jake Paul over last-second Canelo Alvarez fight cancellation
While KSI insists he’s been finding it difficult to organize fights, he hasn’t shown any sympathy towards his arch-rival, who appears to be having the same issue.
‘The Problem Child’ was reportedly closing in on a monster collision with Canelo Alvarez.
However, at the last minute, the Mexican superstar chose to face Terence Crawford instead.
Unsurprisingly, KSI utilized the turn of events to launch a verbal onslaught in Paul’s direction.