Bo Nickal Hits Back At ‘Cute’ Callout From Darren Till

Newly signed UFC middleweight Bo Nickal hasn’t made his Octagon debut yet, but he’s already engaging in trash talk with Darren Till. Nickal secured his spot in the UFC with a quick submission win over Donovan Beard on Tuesday night’s …

Newly signed UFC middleweight Bo Nickal hasn’t made his Octagon debut yet, but he’s already engaging in trash talk with Darren Till. Nickal secured his spot in the UFC with a quick submission win over Donovan Beard on Tuesday night’s finale of Dana White’s Contender Series. He defeated Zach Borrego in his first DWCS outing…

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Darren Till Already Has Violent Intentions For Newcomer Bo Nickal

One-time UFC welterweight title challenger and current middleweight contender Darren Till got a good look at rising prospect Bo Nickal on Tuesday night, and he’s promised a violent outcome if they ever share the Octagon. At the second time of ask…

One-time UFC welterweight title challenger and current middleweight contender Darren Till got a good look at rising prospect Bo Nickal on Tuesday night, and he’s promised a violent outcome if they ever share the Octagon. At the second time of asking, wrestling prodigy Nickal secured his place on the UFC roster with a rapid and…

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Darren Till Responds To “Pull-Out Guy” Stigma

UFC middleweight contender Darren Till is not best pleased to have been branded the “pull-out guy” following some failed matchups in recent years. Once touted as a future champion on MMA’s biggest stage, Till has slipped down the peck…

UFC middleweight contender Darren Till is not best pleased to have been branded the “pull-out guy” following some failed matchups in recent years. Once touted as a future champion on MMA’s biggest stage, Till has slipped down the pecking order owing to some setbacks inside the Octagon and injuries outside it. After following up a…

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Darren Till targeting fight with Israel Adesanya: Title or not, that’s a striking match I want

Darren Till, Israel AdesanyaDarren Till wants to step inside the octagon opposite Israel Adesanya. “The Gorilla” has remained on the sidelines for over a year since his last outing against Derek Brunson in Sep. 2021. Although he got paired up with Jack Hermansson for a return in July at UFC London, a string of injuries kept him out […]

Darren Till, Israel Adesanya

Darren Till wants to step inside the octagon opposite Israel Adesanya.

“The Gorilla” has remained on the sidelines for over a year since his last outing against Derek Brunson in Sep. 2021. Although he got paired up with Jack Hermansson for a return in July at UFC London, a string of injuries kept him out of competition and delayed his much-anticipated comeback.

Darren Till wants to fight Israel Adesanya even if it’s not for the title

Till is scheduled to face Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 282 on Dec. 10 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ahead of his return, Till spoke about his goal to compete with the reigning UFC middleweight champion, Adesanya, who is set to take on Alex Pereira at UFC 281 in November.

“One of my big goals, at the end of all this, is to have fought Izzy,” Till told ESPN. “Not for the title, if he’s got the title at the time, but he’s mentioned me more than I’ve mentioned him. I think in his head it’s that striking mentality. I think he wants to find out – I mean obviously point present, yeah, he’s a better striker. He’s obviously doing and achieving better things.

But I think me and him know between us, that’s the striking match, so I would like to get that. He beat Whittaker, but I’m the second guy after Izzy who’s really made Whittaker fight. We’ll see. That’s a nice little goal I’ve got in my head.” (ht MMA Junkie)

Till believes Adesanya respects his striking

Darren Till would not call him out based on merit but feels confident Adesanya sees the ability in his striking.

“He calls me out more than I call him out,” Till added. “I’m not calling him out. It would be a disrespect to him for me to call him out. I’m not in a position right now. But every time he does an interview with BT Sport or someone, he always mentions me, so it’s obviously something that’s in his mind and in his head. I know he respects my striking massively, and I respect his striking.”

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Till Defends Chimaev & Team After Khabib’s Comments

UFC middleweight Darren Till has come to the defense of Khamzat Chimaev and his team following comments from MMA legend Khabib Nurmagomedov. Till was recently in Las Vegas alongside Chimaev and his Allstars Training Center entourage for the UFC 279 pay…

UFC middleweight Darren Till has come to the defense of Khamzat Chimaev and his team following comments from MMA legend Khabib Nurmagomedov. Till was recently in Las Vegas alongside Chimaev and his Allstars Training Center entourage for the UFC 279 pay-per-view. Whilst “Borz” was widely expected to add the name of Nate Diaz to his…

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Darren Till fires back at Khabib’s Muslim jibe at Khamzat Chimaev: ‘Does that mean we’re bad people?’

Darren Till, Khamzat Chimaev, Khabib NurmagomedovDarren Till issued a fiery response to Khabib Nurmagomedov for his comments aimed at Khamzat Chimaev’s team. Chimaev is coming off a sensational finish over Kevin Holland this past Saturday at UFC 279. He was scheduled to headline the card but needed a new opponent after missing weight by seven and a half pounds. Following […]

Darren Till, Khamzat Chimaev, Khabib Nurmagomedov

Darren Till issued a fiery response to Khabib Nurmagomedov for his comments aimed at Khamzat Chimaev’s team.

Chimaev is coming off a sensational finish over Kevin Holland this past Saturday at UFC 279. He was scheduled to headline the card but needed a new opponent after missing weight by seven and a half pounds. Following him coming in overweight, former lightweight champion Khabib stated that Chimaev did not have good people around him and suggested he get more Muslims in his entourage.

Darren Till fires back at Khabib saying Khamzat Chimaev needs more Muslims around him

In an interview with Brett Okamoto for ESPN, Till pushed back against Khabib’s claims that Chimaev needed more Muslims around him.

“I seen Khabib, sort of like saying, ‘Khamzat doesn’t have good people around him.,’” Till said. “Now, I get it, I get like the Muslim faith and that. I’ve got some very close Muslim friends here in Liverpool and abroad or in Dubai and stuff like that. I just don’t like him saying, I don’t know if he’s directing at me or someone within Khamzat’s team, like coaches, teammates or whatever. There’s a few of us who aren’t Muslim. Now, I don’t like it because, one, I’ve only got Khamzat’s best interests.

When Khamzat posted that meme saying it’s my fault, there was no problem. Direct all the blame on me I don’t care if it makes stuff easier for you. I would rather him direct the blame on me so when he posted it, and I’ve seen it, I was sat next to him, I was like, ‘what the f**k?’ and he’s laughing. I don’t care.”

Till talked about the backstage interaction at the pre-fight press conference which ultimately got canceled.

“My only goal fight week was to watch him win the fight. I wanted him to just make weight and win the fight. I’ve got his back more than anyone. Even when Khamzat was backstage on his own, they made us go to the front and then Nate came in late with the same group of people. There was five of us and five of them and they never went straight backstage. I jumped over the gate and I went on backstage, I was shouting like, ‘Dana, Hunter, and everyone.’ Why the f**k was I not with Khamzat? Why was he left alone?”

“The Gorilla” referenced the times Khabib missed weight and reiterated his stance.

“Khabib’s missed weight like five times. He’s got good people around him. We are not coming out now saying. It’s just because me and Khamzat have a bit of fun on camera, we’re a bit wild, does that mean I’m not good peoples or his coaches aren’t good peoples? His Brazilian jiu-jitsu coach is one of the best grapplers of all time. He’s not Muslim, does that mean he’s bad peoples?”

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