Tag: Darren Till

Darren Till Pulls Off Shocking First Round Finish Over Donald Cerrone

Round 1: Cerrone’s opening takedown attempt is stuffed and Till continues his pressure forward on the feet. A left-hand lands for Till and another one lands again. Cerrone gets a takedown but Till is right back up to his feet. Cerrone pressures Till against the fence but the Englishman is able to separate. A jab […]

Round 1: Cerrone’s opening takedown attempt is stuffed and Till continues his pressure forward on the feet. A left-hand lands for Till and another one lands again. Cerrone gets a takedown but Till is right back up to his feet. Cerrone pressures Till against the fence but the Englishman is able to separate. A jab […]

Photo: Referee Scolds Conor McGregor At UFC Gdansk

UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor’s awaited Octagon return currently remains unknown, but that didn’t stop “The Notorious” from making his presence felt at today’s (Sat., October 21, 2017) UFC Fight Night 118 from the Ergo Arena in Gdansk, Poland. Cageside to support his good friend and longtime SBG teammate Artem Lobov in his featherweight match with […]

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UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor’s awaited Octagon return currently remains unknown, but that didn’t stop “The Notorious” from making his presence felt at today’s (Sat., October 21, 2017) UFC Fight Night 118 from the Ergo Arena in Gdansk, Poland.

Cageside to support his good friend and longtime SBG teammate Artem Lobov in his featherweight match with Andre Fili, McGregor was becoming incredibly animated and loud as the by far the most vocal supporter of “The Russian Hammer.” Standing at attention, he shadow-boxed with each move of the close fight and yelled out his own instructions for Lobov.

However, he must have gotten a bit too animated, as referee Marc Goddard actually called for a halt in the action in the Octagon to scold McGregor, bluntly asking him:

“What’s gotten into you, Conor? Be professional.”

McGregor was apparently blurring the lines of becoming a cornerman for Lobov, of which he already had the full allotment, by walking too close to the cage to give his advice. MMA’s biggest star seemed to acknowledge his mistake in the following photo from the event which shows the area he was standing when Goddard admonished him and his subsequent response:

Fili eventually outlasted Lobov by unanimous decision in a solid fight, but much of the attention had already been put on McGregor – if it hadn’t been already.

Despite some fights on the card, UFC Fight Night 118 certainly hasn’t been drawing much attention from the MMA universe, an unfortunate fact for most of the cards present in the absolute deluge of lower-profile events the UFC has put on and still has scheduled for the rest of 2017.

It’s safe to say that 2017 has been almost a lost year for the UFC, and much if not all of that is due to McGregor’s absence. He’s set to come back, hopefully sometime soon, and you can see the sheer attention he draws when he even makes an appearance in the crowd at an event.

The world’s largest MMA promotion will need him to make an actual appearance inside the Octagon soon, if they’re ever going to recoup the massive investment from last year, however.

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Betting Odds For UFC Fight Night 118 Feature Close Call In Main Event

UFC Fight Night 118 is here, and it goes down today (Saturday, October 21, 2017) from the Ergo Arena in Gdańsk, Poland. This event will be the first that the UFC has hosted in Gdańsk and the second in Poland, after UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 in August 2015. The main card […]

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UFC Fight Night 118 is here, and it goes down today (Saturday, October 21, 2017) from the Ergo Arena in Gda?sk, Poland. This event will be the first that the UFC has hosted in Gda?sk and the second in Poland, after UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 in August 2015. The main card will air on the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass, at 3 p.m. ET while the preliminary card will also air on UFC Fight Pass, at 12:15 p.m. ET.

A welterweight bout between former UFC Lightweight Championship challenger Donald Cerrone and Darren Till will headline this event while Jodie Esquibel vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz in a women’s strawweight bout will serve as the co-main event. Rounding out the four bout main card is Jan Blachowicz vs. Devin Clark in a light heavyweight bout and Oskar Piechota vs. Jonathan Wilson in a middleweight bout.

According to oddsmakers, Cerrone is a -150 favorite over Till, who is a +130 underdog. Other odds for the main card include Esquibel being a +375 underdog against Kowalkiewicz, who is a -470 favorite. Here are the full betting odds:

MAIN CARD (3 p.m. ET, UFC Fight Pass)

Donald Cerrone (-150) vs. Darren Till (+130)

Karolina Kowalkiewicz (-470) vs. Jodie Esquibel (+375)

Devin Clark (-155) vs. Jan Blachowicz (+135)

Oskar Piechota (-185) vs. Jonathan Wilson (+160)

PRELIMINARY CARD (12:15 p.m. ET, UFC Fight Pass)

Marcin Held (-440) vs. Nasrat Haqparast (+350)

Brian Kelleher (-120) vs. Damian Stasiak (EVEN)

Ramazan Emeev (-135) vs. Sam Alvey (+115)

Andre Fili (-160) vs. Artem Lobov (+140)

Warlley Alves (N/A) vs. Salim Touahri (N/A)

Aspen Ladd (-210) vs. Lina Länsberg (+175)

Josh Emmett (-320) vs. Felipe Arantes (+260)

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UFC Fight Night 118: On the Fly Goes Behind the Scenes

In the latest installment of the UFC series “On the Fly,” we go behind the scenes as the fighters prepare for action in Poland. UFC Fight Night 118 takes place Saturday and airs live on UFC Fight Pass. In the main event, Donald Cerrone meets Darren Till. MMANews.com will have coverage of the action for […]

In the latest installment of the UFC series “On the Fly,” we go behind the scenes as the fighters prepare for action in Poland. UFC Fight Night 118 takes place Saturday and airs live on UFC Fight Pass. In the main event, Donald Cerrone meets Darren Till. MMANews.com will have coverage of the action for […]

Darren Till: I’m Going To Mentally Break Donald Cerrone

As opposed to Donald Cerrone, who’s fought 25 times in the UFC and 42 times overall, Darren Till has only competed in the Octagon four times and has only 16 fights overall. And yet the 24-year-old Englishman appears to be nothing short of confident heading into his UFC Fight Night 118 main event bout against […]

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As opposed to Donald Cerrone, who’s fought 25 times in the UFC and 42 times overall, Darren Till has only competed in the Octagon four times and has only 16 fights overall.

And yet the 24-year-old Englishman appears to be nothing short of confident heading into his UFC Fight Night 118 main event bout against “Cowboy”.

“Fighting isn’t about age or experience; it’s about intelligence,” Till recently said (Via Sherdog.com). “I know I’m the most intelligent fighter out there. I don’t think he’s half the fighter I am, I really don’t.”

At age 34, Cerrone has lost two straight bouts, and while he may be nearing the tail end of his career, he remains one of the most dangerous and skillful fighters in the welterweight division. Till acknowledges the fact that he respects Cerrone, but he also made it clear that that respect will be put aside on fight night:

“I’m still a fan of Cowboy. He’s everything you want from a fighter, that’s never going to change,” Till said. “I look up to him and I respect him but, come fight night, I have to put all that to one side and I’ll have to put my fist in his face. It’ll be no different to any other opponent.”

Possessing a 3-0-1 UFC record, Till has proven that he can compete in the world’s largest mixed martial arts promotion, but there’s no question that Cerrone will represent the toughest test of his career. With that being said, however, Till plans to ‘mentally break’ the former lightweight title challenger:

“On Saturday, Cowboy will see a level that he has never ever seen in his career before,” he said.

“I’ve been training for 14 years for this. I’ve sacrificed so much, so on Saturday, it’s do or die. Saturday I go in there and make a big statement.”

“The first round, I’m going to mentally break him, I know I am, and he’s going to start questioning himself more as the fight goes on,” Till said.

What do you make of Till’s confidence heading into his bout with Cerrone?

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UFC Fight Night 118 Weigh-In Results: One Fighter Misses Weight

UFC Fight Night 118 is set to take place on Saturday, October 21, 2017 at Ergo Arena in Gdańsk, Poland. This event will be the first that the UFC has hosted in Gdańsk and the second in Poland, after UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 in August 2015. The main card will air […]

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UFC Fight Night 118 is set to take place on Saturday, October 21, 2017 at Ergo Arena in Gda?sk, Poland. This event will be the first that the UFC has hosted in Gda?sk and the second in Poland, after UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 in August 2015. The main card will air on the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass, at 3 p.m. ET while the preliminary card will also air on UFC Fight Pass, at 11:45 a.m. ET.

A welterweight bout between former UFC Lightweight Championship challenger Donald Cerrone and Darren Till will headline this event while Jodie Esquibel vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz in a women’s strawweight bout will serve as the co-main event. Rounding out the four bout main card is Jan Blachowicz vs. Devin Clark in a light heavyweight bout and Oskar Piechota vs. Jonathan Wilson in a middleweight bout.

UFC officials held the weigh-ins for UFC Fight Night 118 on Friday. Sam Alvey was the only fighter to miss weight as he weighed in at 189 pounds. Here are the weigh-in results:

Donald Cerrone (170) vs. Darren Till (170)

Jodie Esquibel (114) vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz (115)

Jan Blachowicz (204) vs. Devin Clark (205)

Oskar Piechota (185) vs. Jonathan Wilson (186)

Nasrat Haqparast (155) vs. Marcin Held (156)

Anthony Hamilton (256) vs. Adam Wieczorek (233)

Brian Kelleher (135) vs. Damian Stasiak (134)

Sam Alvey (189)* vs. Ramazan Emeev (185)

Andre Fili (145) vs. Artem Lobov (145)

Warlley Alves (171) vs. Salim Touahri (171)

Aspen Ladd (136) vs. Lina Lansberg (134)

Felipe Arantes (145) vs. Josh Emmett (145)

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