Tag: Darren Till vs. Stephen Thompson

Darren Till Offers Bold Prediction For ‘Wonderboy’ Fight

Fight fans were delighted to hear that two of the best strikers in the welterweight division will throw down at UFC Liverpool on May 27, and everyone seems to be offering their predictions on how the fight will go down. Darren Till offered his own prediction regarding his upcoming fight against Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson, and […]

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Fight fans were delighted to hear that two of the best strikers in the welterweight division will throw down at UFC Liverpool on May 27, and everyone seems to be offering their predictions on how the fight will go down.

Darren Till offered his own prediction regarding his upcoming fight against Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson, and the Englishman didn’t hesitate to assert his confidence heading into the biggest fight in his MMA career:

“I think it’s going to be the most interesting fight I’ll ever have in my life, just because of his fight IQ and mine. Let’s see who wins, lets see who’s the best in the division. Now it’s time to see.”

“Striking-wise, I don’t think it’s too early because I’ve been striking my whole life and so has he. I wouldn’t say [it’s early] in terms of that and even in MMA, I wouldn’t say his wrestling caliber is any better than mine, or his ground game.

“I know he’s got some good training partners — Chris Weidman and that — but I don’t see where he is better than me anywhere. I just think my striking is better than his and I’m going to beat him.”

As for how the fight will go down, Till expects a knockout in the later rounds, and should his prediction come true, he expects fight fans will finally see Till as more tha just a hype train:

“Third-round knockout… As soon as I beat Stephen everyone will know that I’m the best striker in the welterweight division. As soon as I beat him on the 27th then people can stop talking about my hype train.”

Till and Thompson will throw down in the main event of UFC Liverpool on April 27.

Do you think Till’s prediction will come true? Or will ‘Wonderboy’ throw a wrench into those plans?

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Tyron Woodley Says ‘Gatekeeper’ Stephen Thompson Will Do His ‘Light Work’

No one knows Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson as well as UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley. The two have collectively gone ten rounds together with the pair drawing at UFC 205 and Woodley winning the rematch at UFC 209. That being said, Woodley’s assessment of “Wonderboy’s” upcoming fight with Darren Till in the feature bout of May […]

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No one knows Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson as well as UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley. The two have collectively gone ten rounds together with the pair drawing at UFC 205 and Woodley winning the rematch at UFC 209.

That being said, Woodley’s assessment of “Wonderboy’s” upcoming fight with Darren Till in the feature bout of May 27’s UFC Liverpool is more informed than anyone else, with the welterweight champ claiming his former foe will defeat Till and keep the rising Liverpudlian star from title contention on a recent Instagram Live appearance via MMA Junkie:

“‘Wonderboy’ the gatekeeper. He’ll do all my light work for me. All the dudes that think they want a shot at the strap, they’ve got to go through him, and ain’t nobody do it yet. I think Thompson (will win) man, to be honest. I know I’ve talked a lot of trash about Thompson, more in light joking. But Thompson is a very difficult puzzle to figure out. And it took me a lot of time, a lot of money, a lot of training partners to figure him out.

“I just don’t think Till has what it takes to take him out. With that said, I’ve got to go with ‘Wonderboy,’ even though he’s never said I was going to win a fight. But I’m just going to be a real guy and be honest: I think he’s going to win.”

Till has been a hyped up prospect ever since he finished Donald Cerrone last year. The fight with “Wonderboy” will likely determine the next contender for Woodley’s belt, especially if Till is victorious.

Meanwhile, Woodley hasn’t fought since defending his belt against Demian Maia in July 2017. Thompson rebounded from his loss to Woodley with a win over Jorge Masvidal at UFC 217.

Woodley also gave his thoughts on the rest of the top of the welterweight division, who all have a fight coming up in the near future:

“I think Usman’s probably going to do his thing against Ponzinibbio. Ponzinibbio is tough, though – crazy striker, really big for the weight class, a lot of punches thrown with cruel intent. It’s hard to say (who will win) in that fight.”

“RDA or Queefington? That’s a tough fight to say. RDA, I don’t know why he’s even taking the fight. He could have fought me next. A roll of the dice. I told him I could fight in July, so if he want to fight this fight in between in May and risk getting passed up on his title shot, then that’s his bad.”

Do you agree with Woodley’s assessment of the welterweight division? Will Thompson defeat Till like the champion predicts?

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Darren Till vs. Stephen Thompson To Headline UFC Liverpool

The UFC has officially announced Darren Till’s opponent at the upcoming UFC Liverpool event. Till will take on former title contender Stephen Thompson. The promotion also confirmed that this bout will serve as the headliner. Although the co-main event has yet to be officially announced, it will likely be Neil Magny vs. Gunnar Nelson in a […]

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The UFC has officially announced Darren Till’s opponent at the upcoming UFC Liverpool event.

Till will take on former title contender Stephen Thompson. The promotion also confirmed that this bout will serve as the headliner.

Although the co-main event has yet to be officially announced, it will likely be Neil Magny vs. Gunnar Nelson in a welterweight bout. 

As of late, Till has been vocal about his intentions about his opponents. In previous interviews, he has talked about how he wants to knockout one welterweight fighter in particular.

Thompson was last seen in the Octagon at the UFC 217 pay-per-view event in New York City last November where he won via unanimous decision against Jorge Masvidal.

On the flip side, Till is coming off the biggest win of his pro-MMA career thus far by beating former title contender Donald Cerrone.

UFC Liverpool is set to take place on May 27, 2018, at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England.

The main card will air on FOX Sports 1 at while the preliminary card will be split broadcasted on FOX Sports 1 at and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass.

The UFC will be announcing more bouts in the weeks to come. Here is the updated card:

Darren Till vs. Stephen Thompson
Neil Magny vs. Gunnar Nelson
Tom Breese vs. Daniel Kelly
Trevor Smith vs. Elias Theodorou
Brad Scott vs. Salim Touahri
Eric Spicely vs. Darren Stewart
Lina Lansberg vs. Gina Mazany
Makwan Amirkhani vs. Jason Knight

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Dana White Confirms Date For Darren Till vs. Stephen Thompson

The UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) has a big welterweight bout slated for next year. Rising welterweight prospect Darren Till demanded a certain fight, and now he is going to get it in his hometown. It was recently revealed that Till would step inside the world-famous Octagon to take on former two-time title challenger Stephen Thompson at a […]

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The UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) has a big welterweight bout slated for next year. Rising welterweight prospect Darren Till demanded a certain fight, and now he is going to get it in his hometown.

It was recently revealed that Till would step inside the world-famous Octagon to take on former two-time title challenger Stephen Thompson at a UFC event on February 24th, 2018. The UFC’s official website states that the event will air on FOX.

Keep in mind that the MMA (mixed-martial-arts) promotion recently announced that UFC Fight Night 127 would take place on that date in Orlando, Florida.

However, UFC President Dana White changed his mind and disclosed the promotion’s plans during a Q&A on Tuesday night in Santa Monica, Calif. The event will now take place in England, according to Lance Pugmire of the Los Angeles Times.

White did not specify if the event will take place in Till’s hometown of Liverpool or if it will take place in another city in the country.

Till is coming off an impressive first-round knockout of Donald Cerrone at UFC Fight Night 118 last month to keep his undefeated streak in place and move onto five straight wins under the UFC banner.

On the flip side, Thompson is fresh off a win over Jorge Masvidal by unanimous decision at UFC 217 this past weekend. As a result of this win, he returned to the win column following two failed title fights against current UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley.

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