“I saw that mate” - KSI catches Dillon Danis making racially suggestive troll on Twitter

British YouTuber JJ "KSI" and MMA fighter Dillon Danis have been in an ongoing Twitter feud over the past few days. For context, the conflict picked up steam when JJ teased a possible boxing event in January, to which fellow YouTuber Logan Paul called out Dillon. Since then, the latter has been gung ho against influencer boxers, with a special focus on the Paul brothers and JJ.

However, it appeared that Dillon had taken his jibes in a different direction, albeit unintentionally. In a now-deleted tweet, Dillon shared a picture of Deji lashing KSI with a belt. He claimed to do the same if he fought JJ.

Realizing that this was racially indicative, he promptly deleted it, but not before JJ caught sight of it. He said:

Dillon Danis and KSI exchange verbal blows on Twitter

For those unaware, the picture was taken from the thumbnail of a video uploaded to Deji's channel in January 2014. The video centered around the challenge of getting hit by a belt every time either of the two brothers conceded a goal in FIFA 14. The racially suggestive video itself was titled as "Slavery Fifa | The Rematch."

Dillon inadvertently used that to justify his plans to defeat KSI if the duo ever entered the ring. However, it backfired quickly. The MMA fighter swiftly removed the tweet but not before getting screengrabbed by hundreds of others, including the Sidemen member himself.

Dillon has not acknowledged the picture as of yet. In fact, he went on to make further trolls at KSI, non-racial this time. In one tweet, he used a picture of JJ's 53-year-old father and sarcastically stated that it was an out-of-shape picture of JJ.

The 29-year-old YouTuber has since replied to the tweet by saying that it was "cringe." JJ's response has received over 13K likes and 97 retweets.

Fans react to the fiasco

Regardless of their fighting abilities, there is no doubt that JJ has the edge when it comes to online popularity. The latter's response received an overwhelming amount of likes and comments. Here are some of the comments that were made under the tweet:

As of today, there has been no confirmation of any fight between the MMA star and the YouTube sensation. However, back in August, when Logan Paul suggested a possible bout with Dillon, the latter responded to the challenge affirmatively. It remains to be seen if the pro-athlete will take on any of the influencers in the boxing ring.

About the author

Shreyan is an esports and gaming journalist at Sportskeeda, focusing on streamer content. He holds a Master's degree in English Literature, and journalism was the most logical next step for him. Although titles like FIFA 08 and GTA San Andreas acted as the catalyst for his love of video games, the exponential growth of the streaming community also propelled his interest in the genre. He also has a prior work experience of 2 years.

Shreyan considers factual and accurate content to be the most important as a creator and a reader. He ensures this by double checking every piece of information in his articles and sourcing it from streamers directly rather than depend on third parties. His works have caught the attention of the heavyweights, with the PR team of Sidemen (a YouTube group he’s been following since his teenage days) and Chess.com reaching out to him for sending exclusive press releases.

Shreyan would love to drop into the virtual world of FIFA/EA FC and explore it further but, he would recommend playing Red Dead Redemption 2 to gaming skeptics for its top-tier gameplay, story and characters. During his downtime, he enjoys balancing his interests in reading, watching films and sports, and of course, playing video games.

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