The PRIME Card boxing event featuring KSI vs. Tommy Fury and Logan Paul vs. Dillon Danis reportedly sold a whopping 1.3 million PPVs. That is an outrageous number considering the event featured influencer boxers who were guaranteed to put on a dull show based on boxing skills. Fans, however, believe one man was behind the majority of these sales.
Danis, a Bellator MMA fighter, was set to make his boxing debut against Paul at the event. Danis had not fought for over four years. So, he had an agenda of promoting the fight to its maximum potential. He used all means necessary to create an unmatched hype for his boxing bout. However, he crossed many lines along the way.
Danis began a social media feud with Paul almost two months ago. He involved Paul’s whole family as he tried to shame everyone close to the YouTube star. He crossed a line when he started relentlessly trolling Nina Agdal, Paul’s fiancee. The Danish model was forced to file a lawsuit against him in order to stop him from harassing her. However, he defended himself by saying that whatever he posted was already available on the internet.
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This whole saga led to the whopping sale of PPVs according to fans. On an Instagram post about the PPV buys, one fan commented, “Dillon carried the promotion.”
Another one credited him for at least 1 million if not all. They wrote, “At least 1 million watched because of Dillon!”
Another fan asserted the share he should receive, “Danis should be getting 50% of the PPV buys minimum.”
However, the sad reality is that Danis might not receive a share of the PPVs. He expressed his frustration about it on X and Paul also claimed something similar.
Dillon Danis will receive no share of the alleged 1.3 million PPVs sold by The PRIME Card
In late August, Danis reverberated the feelings of the fans who believed he had a huge hand in selling the PPVs. He wrote on X, “I’m receiving zero PPV points. Can you believe that bullshit? I built this event single-handedly.”
I’m receiving zero PPV points. Can you believe that bullshit? I built this event single-handedly.
— Dillon Danis (@dillondanis) August 29, 2023
Later, in an interview with The MMA Hour, Paul claimed something along similar lines. He said, “So I was okay taking no flat fee. [I’m] going 100% back end and um Dillon was Dillon was the opposite.”
He further explained that Danis even paid $100,000 to Bellator as he would be fighting for a different promotion while under contract with them.
However, the exact earnings of both fighters have not been revealed yet. It is expected that all the fighters would have earned a substantial amount considering the massive PPV sales and extraordinary hype around the event.