Former UFC welterweight title challengerDarren Till has opened up about his arrest in April for stealing a taxi in Tenerife.
Back in April, Darren Till was arrested for allegedly stealing a taxi and trashing a hotel room in Tenerife, Spain. Now the former UFC welterweight title challenger has opened up for the first time about his arrest.
Till (17-2-1) hasn’t fought since March of this year when he suffered a knockout loss to Jorge Masvidal at UFC London. The Liverpudlian went undefeated in eighteen fights before his recent losses to Masvidal and Tyron Woodley.
Talking to Fighters Only magazine, Till opened up about the incident in Tenerife earlier this year.
“Truthfully and honestly, we went on a lad’s birthday and we booked it for the while. We were gone for two days and we were out there having a good time. It’s a nice place.” (Transcription via MMA News)
“Then we were in the hotel, and there were these other guys in the room. And we weren’t having trouble, but just a little bother broke out – not fights and whatnot. Obviously, the hotel didn’t get trashed. There was no criminal damage. But things got thrown and whatever.”
In regards to the stolen taxi, Till claimed he was not present when this happened and only arrived later once the police were rounding everyone up.
“I won’t name no names, but a taxi was not stolen. Well, it was stolen and drove around the block a few times. I went (to) the scene, I was somewhere else. I had left the hotel, as well,” he explained. “Then when the police were rounding everyone up, they (saw) me. Straight away, the police was like, ‘Darren Till.’ And I was like, ‘Yeah,’ and I knew what was going on. I was like, ‘It’s all going to fall on me.’”
Also in the interview, Till discussed T.J. Dillashaw’s two-year suspension and his hopes of moving up to 185-pounds.