Michael Bisping Suggests Darren Till Make Training Camp Changes, Return To Welterweight

BispingMichael Bisping still believes Darren Till can be champion — provided he makes some changes. Till suffered his fourth loss in five outings after getting submitted by Derek Brunson in the UFC Vegas 36 headliner on Saturday night. It puts him even further away from the title shot that he desires but Till is not […]

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Michael Bisping still believes Darren Till can be champion — provided he makes some changes.

Till suffered his fourth loss in five outings after getting submitted by Derek Brunson in the UFC Vegas 36 headliner on Saturday night. It puts him even further away from the title shot that he desires but Till is not giving up.

He’s even using Bisping’s own career path as motivation as the latter offered some encouragement.

“Obviously, commiserations to Darren. It was a tough night at the office,” Bisping told BT Sport (via Middle Easy). “I’m sure he’s very upset, he exited the cage very clearly which is a clear sign he was annoyed. That’s probably a lot going on behind the scenes that we don’t know.

“It’s another loss on his record and it’s further halting his progression to becoming champion of the world. But what I will say in terms of encouragement — he’s only 28 years old. I had many many ups and downs throughout my career.”

Bisping then suggested some tweaks that could help Till achieve his goals.

“Maybe some tweaks,” Bisping added. “I’m not suggesting he leaves Team Kaobon, but maybe go somewhere where they have a heavier influence on wrestling, certainly on jiu-jitsu as well. With absolute respect, the ground game could have been a little better there tonight.”

Perhaps a return to welterweight even to combat the strength difference?

“He is only 28 years old, he needs to make some changes. I think perhaps, a move back down to welterweight. Derek Brunson is a much bigger guy [than Till]. I’m not talking height-wise, height-wise very similar. But when you look at the frame and with that frame and muscle, comes a lot of strength.”

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Marvin Vettori is possibly putting aside his past issues with Darren Till by apparently volunteering to help the popular Englishman with his wrestling. At UFC Vegas 36, Darren Till lost to Derek Brunson in a similar fashion to the way he did in his last fight at welterweight against Tyron Woodley. Till was outclassed in […]

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Derek Brunson has dispensed some honest advice to Darren Till after defeating the Englishman, suggesting he should consider returning to the 170-pound division. Brunson is now on a five-fight win streak after earning a third-round submission victory ov…

Derek Brunson has dispensed some honest advice to Darren Till after defeating the Englishman, suggesting he should consider returning to the 170-pound division. Brunson is now on a five-fight win streak after earning a third-round submission victory over Till at UFC Vegas 36 on Saturday. The win places the #5-ranked middleweight one step closer to […]

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Darren Till Inspired By Oliveira & Bisping Following Latest Loss

Darren TillDarren Till is drawing inspiration from Charles Oliveria and Michael Bisping following his third-round submission defeat to Derek Brunson at UFC Vegas 36. ‘The Gorilla’ was somewhat fancied to establish himself as a true middleweight title contender in the UFC Vegas 36 main event but things really didn’t go his way. Brunson was able to […]

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Darren Till is drawing inspiration from Charles Oliveria and Michael Bisping following his third-round submission defeat to Derek Brunson at UFC Vegas 36.

‘The Gorilla’ was somewhat fancied to establish himself as a true middleweight title contender in the UFC Vegas 36 main event but things really didn’t go his way.

Brunson was able to dominant the vast majority of the match-up with his superior wrestling skills. Till hit the mat in each round and always struggled to get back to his feet. In round three, Brunson landed in the mount position, forcing Till to surrender his back and ultimately fall to a rear-naked choke submission defeat.

The scouser has now lost four of his last five fights. Till exited the Octagon very quickly after his latest loss. The 28-year-old hasn’t spoken to the press and has only broken his silence to post images of Oliveira and Bisping holding UFC gold on social media.

‘Do Bronx’ seen Till’s post and told the Liverpudlian to “never give up”. The current lightweight king even extended Till an invitation to come train with him.

“Keep you head up, never give up! God knows everything,” Oliveira wrote on Twitter. “Return home, get back to the gym – train and dedicated yourself. Hey @darrentill2 we’re here my ma’, if you need our support, lets train together. #UFCVegas36

Bisping was on commentary duty for the fight. ‘The Count’ offered Till some constructive criticism when he spoke post-fight with BT Sport. However, he was keen to ensure his pal didn’t get too down on himself after the loss.

“It’s another loss on his record and it’s further halting his progression to becoming champion of the world,” Bisping said. “But what I will say this, in terms of encouragement, he’s only 28-years-old. You know, I had many, many ups and downs throughout my career.

“Maybe some tweaks,” Bisping suggested. “I’m not saying he should leave Team Kaobon but maybe go somewhere where they have a heavier influence on wrestling, certainly on jujitsu as well. With absolute respect, the ground game could’ve been a little better there tonight. No shame in the takedowns, Derek Brunson is a strong wrestler and he’s built his entire career on that but I thought when he hit the ground I thought he could’ve done some things a little better.

“Keep your chin up, mate,” Bisping concluded. “You’ve got it. You’ve got all the skills, you really do. You have all the potential to become a champion one day. Youth is on your side, but you’ve got to stay the course, you’ve got to stay focused. Do not give up on yourself.”

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