MF & DAZN: X Series 004 features KSI vs FaZe Temperrr, billed as ''Uncaged,'' which was an exhibition crossover boxing match contested between British

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and Brazilian YouTuber FaZe Temperrr. The bout took place at the

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, England on 14 January 2023. The fight sold 800,000 PPV buys.

Background

After defeating Luis Alcaraz Pineda,

announced that he will return to the ring in January 2023 and called out Slim Albaher, winner of the Austin McBroom vs. AnEsonGib bout,

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, and Tommy Fury. On

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, it was announced that KSI vs Dillon Danis was set for 14 January at

, England. However, on 4 January, Danis withdrew from the bout due to lack of preparation and coaching, as well as issues with the contracted weight. That same day it was announced that FaZe Temperrr will be KSI's opponent. Temperrr was originally on the undercard with a mystery opponent that would be announced on fight night.

Face off

The virtual Face Off between KSI and Danis was hosted by

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on his personal

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page on 3 December. Within the Face Off, KSI revealed to Cenat that his next opponent following Danis could be either

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. KSI also stated that the bout between him and

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is slated for the end of 2023 and that the contract is underway.

Press conferences

The launch press conference was held at the on 15 December. Danis was not present during the conference as he was cited as "suffering a bout of

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" and when requested to join via a

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call, he refused. Danis later tweeted "the king does what he wants". The final press conference was held at

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on 12 January and open to the public.

Card

KSI vs. FaZe Temperrr headlined the event, while Slim Albaher vs. Tom Zanetti served as the co-main event. The undercard consisted of Salt Papi vs. Josh Brueckner, Luis Alcaraz Pineda vs. BDave, Ryan Taylor vs. Swarmz, Faith Ordway vs. Elle Brooke, and Anthony Taylor vs. Idris Virgo.

Fight card

Broadcasting

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During the broadcast, it was announced that

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would take place on 25 February 2023 in Milton Keynes, England. It was later announced that the event had been postponed to 4 March in

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, England due to clashes with Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury on the same date.

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