Logan Paul said he had forgiven Dillon Danis for taunting his fiancee Nina Agdal with sexually explicit videos – before their fight ended in a chaotic mass brawl inside the ring.
In the moments leading up to the showdown in Manchester, Paul was asked how he will be able to channel his emotions, given how personal the rivalry has become.
‘I reached a little bit of a zen moment last night because he has made it so personal,’ Paul said. ‘How do you not going in there wanting to murder this human being?
‘The answer is I forgive him. I forgive Dilon. I’m just going to go in there and do my job, stay focused and do what I have to do tonight.
‘I’m going to go in there and not be aggressive and fight with ego, I’ll fight with skill and precision.’
Logan Paul said that he had forgiven Dillon Danis for taunting his fiancee Nina Agdal
Danis posted a shocking video of Agdal explicitly talking about her need for sex
Agdal alleged Danis targeted her with posts over 250 times since the bout was announced
Paul dominated Danis during the fight, with Danis eventually being disqualified for trying to wrestle him to the ground in the final moments.
But victory would have been somewhat of a vindication for Paul, having seen fiancee Agdal endure a barrage of personal taunts in the weeks and months leading up to it.
Agdal, who is a model, filed a $150,000 (£122,000) lawsuit and also took out a restraining order against the MMA fighter Danis.
Danis dramatically soured relations with his opponent back in August when he ramped up the personal attacks to a disgusting level as he attempted to get inside Paul’s head with a video of Agdal discussing her sexual cravings online.
Agdal, 31, who was previously in a one-year relationship with Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio, said in the viral clip: ‘By the way, I’m very proud of myself because this is the longest I’ve gone without sex since I’ve started.
‘Obviously, it’s driving me crazy. I am struggling, I need penis inside of me, ASAP.’
She concluded the video by saying: ‘So if any of you guys know a good d*** that doesn’t have STDs on it. I’ll take it, right here.’
It remains unclear when Agdal recorded the video or how Danis obtained it.
Paul insisted Danis’s attempts had failed as he blasted his rival for dragging his fiancee into their feud ahead of their matchup.
‘I love this girl so f****ng much, [the relationship] is so much stronger,’ Paul said on his Impaulsive podcast.
‘Nothing will get between us, not some fake internet troll. His life has devolved to being a pretend fighter. He’s attacking an uninvolved third-party, a woman. That’s all he has and I get it, all is fair in love and war. The amount of dirt I have on him sitting in my phone, but do I want to go there?’