UFC legend Tyron Woodley offered to fight KSI after Alex Wasabi was forced to withdraw due to a concussion.
His YouTuber KSI in the UK said he was due to face Wassabi on August 27, but his US rival is the rapper he has never fought before. has been superseded by Swarmz. His boxing fans took to his social media to vent their outrage over KSI's choice of opponent for his first bout in three years.
and Jake Pauloffered to replace Wasabi, but revealed that former UFC welterweight champion Woodley would be happy to join on his three-week notice. Woodley has lost twice to Paul, including a stunning KO in a rematch last December.
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AFP via Getty Images)Paul says Woodley is ready to fight KSI when he responds to criticism of his own decision to fight an MMA star. I made one thing clear first. "KSI tweeted me about fighting Tyrone Woodley just three weeks ago. Basically saying he's an old UFC guy trying to discredit his opponent." 27}
And he's ready to step in and fight you three weeks in advance. Why don't you fight him instead of the nameless opponent you're talking about?
Paul then showed the message he had sent to Woodley. "Yo Tyrone, my fighter has a concussion and has to fight KSI. Will he fight KSI in three weeks?" Woodley simply replied, "Yes." After KSI named a new opponent, Paul followed up on his call, tweeting: "Tyrone Woodley ready to fight on 3 weeks notice. But Duck KSI wants an easy fight."
KSI defended their opponent's choice on social media, tweeting: ..I wanted to prove to myself that I'm a better boxer than I've portrayed in the past.If you want to look, so be it.If you don't, so be it.Anyway I'm still doing it.
"There's still a lot of good fights on this card and I'm looking forward to seeing them. It's the only YouTube boxing event going on this summer. There are a lot of things that try to disrupt this event." But we still stand: this is a long-term play, and I'm willing to take a small L now to get a big W later."
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