'Friendly little nerd' – Conor McGregor slams KSI and blasts YouTuber's 'nothing' fight with MMA star Dillon Danis | The Sun
CONOR McGREGOR has slammed "friendly little nerd" KSI for having a "nothing burger" boxing match with his former training partner, Dillon Danis.
YouTube star-turned-boxer KSI, 29, is taking on ex-MMA star Danis on January 14, 2023.
KSI was last in action against Swarmz and Luis Pineda in August, while Danis has never had a professional fight before.
And former two division UFC champion McGregor is in no mood to entertain the "nothing burger" boxing match, and slammed KSI as a "friendly little nerd", while telling Danis to get back into MMA.
KSI responded to McGregor's tweet talking about why he hasn't spoken to Danis in a while, saying: "I’m sorry but I’m about do some serious damage to your boy."
McGregor replied: "Brother you’re a friendly little nerd I don’t care.
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"He should be back doing MMA if he is doing this little nothing burger match with you.
"I couldn’t care less about this genre of boxing, I am sorry. Have a good one."
McGregor taking aim at celebrity boxing could end YouTuber Jake Paul's hopes of landing a fight with him.
Paul, who boasts a professional record of 6-0 and recently beat UFC legend Anderson Silva, has claimed he would knock McGregor out.
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And Matchroom chief Eddie Hearn has said the fight between the two would be competitive.
He said in 2020: "I think it's reasonably competitive, especially with the weight difference.
"Jake Paul vs Conor McGregor is a lot more competitive than Conor vs Floyd Mayweather."
McGregor last stepped inside the squared circle against unbeaten boxing great Floyd Mayweather in 2017.
A fight which he claims he "carried".
In response to a dig from former UFC rival Nate Diaz, the Irishman said: "I carried Floyd.
"Not next time. Like in the pub. One shot. Nighty night I don’t give a rats, U too."
The Irishman is expected to make his return to UFC next year.
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