KSI wants to fight current UFC champ, and he\u2019s open to it YouTube: KSIYouTube phenom KSI has revealed that he\u2019d be open to sparring with a current UFC champion, but he has no plans to get involved with the MMA side of things. In the back half of 2022, KSI finally made his long-awaited return to the boxing ring after a few years away, fighting Swarmz and Luis Pineda on the same night. The YouTube star has remained active in boxing, defeating FaZe Temperr on January 14, as he eyes a potential super fight with Jake Paul later in the year. Jake has thrown a spanner in the works on that front, though, as he\u2019s lining up a Mixed Martial Arts debut in the summer with PFL. Unlike his longtime rival, KSI has no plans to get involved with MMA, but he is open to touching gloves with a current UFC champion \u2013 and it could actually be on the cards seeing as they\u2019re not too far away from each other. KSI wants to spar UFC champion Leon Edwards KSI appeared on BBC Radio 1 on February 3 and was quickly roped into a game where you have to call someone in your contacts and find out if they\u2019re standing or sitting. Well, current UFC Welterweight champion Leon Edwards got the call and KSI was asked if he\u2019d be open to fighting him. \u201cWould I fight Leon Edwards?!\u201d KSI answered, seemingly dismayed as he took a few seconds to come up with an answer. \u201cDefinitely not in MMA, definitely not in MMA! I mean, we could spar in boxing,\u201d he added, as the UFC star also seemed open to the idea as well. Timestamp of 3:10 Edwards is one of the more proficient strikers in the UFC \u2013 he\u2019s not just skilled in submissions or wrestling \u2013 so he\u2019d certainly present a tough challenge for KSI, even in a light sparring session. The pair are both based in the UK and it wouldn\u2019t be tough to set it up, especially after the UFC star fights in March, so we\u2019ll have to wait and see what happens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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