KSI says he would go \u201cnowhere near MMA\u201d after KO\u2019ing Joe Fournier YouTube: JJ OlatunjiYouTube star KSI has updated fans on his MMA prospects, saying he won\u2019t go anywhere near the sport following his controversial boxing victory over Joe Fournier. KSI is coming fresh off his second boxing win of the year \u2014 but this result has been met with quite a bit of contention from viewers. The British YouTube star KO\u2019d his opponent in the second round of their highly-anticipated May 13 bout, but many believe that the knockout was illegal, arguing that KSI had knocked Fournier in the face with his elbow. Although KSI himself argues that he \u201clanded that hook,\u201d Fournier has appealed his loss, and the boxing commission is now set to make a decision on Friday, May 19 after a period of deliberation. It\u2019s well-known that the use of anything other than one\u2019s gloves is illegal in the sport of boxing. However, in other combat sports, kicks, elbows, and grappling are allowed. See Muay Thai, also known as the \u2018Art of Eight Limbs,\u2019 as it allows fighters to use their fists, feet, elbows, and knees in a sanctioned match. Shortly after KSI\u2019s contested victory, viewers began joking that the Brit should take up MMA \u2014 something that Jake Paul has already started doing, having signed with the Professional Fighter\u2019s League at the beginning of the year. KSI dismisses claims of starting MMA after Joe Fournier KO Despite this, KSI is adamantly against taking up another discipline outside the Sweet Science. The YouTuber addressed these jokes in a May 16 video reacting to his latest win, saying he doesn\u2019t want to go anywhere near MMA. \u201cI mean, f*ck me, if I\u2019m knocking people out with my forearm and my elbow, maybe I should be getting into MMA,\u201d he laughed. \u201cMaybe I\u2019m in the wrong sport!\u201d \u201cNah, I\u2019m kidding,\u201d he clarified. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t go nowhere near MMA, man. I have seen what those guys gotta do and deal with, and I am good.\u201d (Topic begins at 4:10) It\u2019s clear that KSI has no desire to step into the octagon anytime soon. In fact, the influencer had made plans to retire from boxing this year \u2014 but after some comments made on the MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, it\u2019s looking likely that his long-awaited match with Jake Paul could happen in early 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
KSI says he would go \u201cnowhere near MMA\u201d after KO\u2019ing Joe Fournier YouTube: JJ OlatunjiYouTube star KSI has updated fans on his MMA prospects, saying he won\u2019t go anywhere near the sport following his controversial boxing victory over Joe Fournier. KSI is coming fresh off his second boxing win of the year \u2014 but this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53312"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53312\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}