Darren Till of “Different Mentality” Than Woodley & Would Fight Usman

Tyron Woodley has made it clear in no uncertain terms will he not be fighting Kamaru Usman on short notice should Darren Till miss weight at UFC 228. This means that Kamaru Usman will not be a backup for the UFC 229 welterweight championship fight or t…

Tyron Woodley has made it clear in no uncertain terms will he not be fighting Kamaru Usman on short notice should Darren Till miss weight at UFC 228. This means that Kamaru Usman will not be a backup for the UFC 229 welterweight championship fight or the main event in general, but only for Tyron […]

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Darren Till Reacts To Critics Who Talk About His Weight Issues

Till felt like he needed to defend himself.

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Darren Till reacts to critics who have been talking about his path to receiving a shot at the UFC welterweight title and how he will prove them wrong.

His Story

The rising title contender is slated to challenge UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley in the main event of the upcoming UFC 228 pay-per-view event.

Till is coming off the biggest win thus far in his pro-MMA career in the main event of UFC Liverpool event back in May that aired live on FOX Sports 1 at the Echo Arena. He picked up a unanimous decision win over former title contender Stephen Thompson.

He had some issues with those who have criticized him for his latest fight where he had some issues with making weight. Thus, some even believe that he is a concern at fighting at welterweight.

Darren Till Reacts To Critics

“It’s sh-t. It’s f—ng, I hate cutting weight, I hate making weight, I hate dieting,” Till told reporters (via MMA Fighting). “I’m gonna make this weight. So I can’t wait to [put up my middle fingers] when I step on them scales. I’m just, I’m in that moment now where I just. II don’t want to train anymore, I don’t want to eat good anymore.”

“I just wish I had a hamburger in front of me, but it’s all sacrifices and I made a mistake last time. I just can’t wait to say f—k you to everyone who just keeps babbling on about weight and, ‘He didn’t make weight, f—k Till.’ F—k them.”

“If Usman’s there and ready, and by some chance I miss weight entirely. Tyron said he wasn’t going to fight him, I saw, but it is what it is,” Till said. “They’ve got their back-up. Usman, they’ve told him, he’s doing what he’s told. So I’m just not arsed.”

“I’m just focused on Friday, making 170, and then Saturday, going in. And absolutely f—ng destroying Tyron Woodley. That’s all I’m focused on right now.”

The UFC 228 pay-per-view event is set to take place on Saturday, September 8, 2018 in Dallas, Texas at the American Airlines Center. The main card will on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET. The preliminary card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass.

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Karolina Kowalkiewicz Eyeing UFC Title Shot With Win Over Jessica Andrade

Karolina Kowalkiewicz believes it makes sense for the winner of her fight against Jessica Andrade to receive the next Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) strawweight title shot. On Sept. 8, Kowalkiewicz will go toe-to-toe with Andrade on the main card…

Karolina Kowalkiewicz believes it makes sense for the winner of her fight against Jessica Andrade to receive the next Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) strawweight title shot. On Sept. 8, Kowalkiewicz will go toe-to-toe with Andrade on the main card of UFC 228. Many believe this will be a title eliminator. While former strawweight queen Joanna […]

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UFC 228’s Darren Till on His Weight Cutting Critics: ‘F*ck Them’

Darren Till has a message to his critics who dwell on his failed weight cut at UFC Liverpool. Till is set for the biggest opportunity of his professional mixed martial arts career. He’ll challenge UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley on Sept. …

Darren Till has a message to his critics who dwell on his failed weight cut at UFC Liverpool. Till is set for the biggest opportunity of his professional mixed martial arts career. He’ll challenge UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley on Sept. 8 inside the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The championship clash will headline […]

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Tyron Woodley Says It’s Darren Till Or Bust At UFC 228

Tyron Woodley won’t be taking any short-notice fight at UFC 228.

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It’s Darren Till or bust for welterweight champion Tyron Woodley at UFC 228.

The #6 ranked Usman recently went on record as to state that he was the UFC’s plan B in case the challenger Till missed weight for his title fight against Woodley at UFC 228. It appears, however, that is not the case.

Woodley made it perfectly clear speaking to Ariel Helwani on his MMA Show, he isn’t afraid to fight anyone, provided he is given ample time to prepare for such a challenger:

“Me and Usman will fight at some point in time, and I’m with it,” Woodley said. “I’m with it, I’m with fighting him, I’m with fighting Mike Perry, all these dudes I respect. I like a person who brings true skillsets to the table and is a true fighter. I’m with it all day. But I’m not going to fight (Usman) on no 24 hours notice.”

“I’ve been training for a six-foot-three striker, a southpaw. Not a five-foot-ten poor stand-up. Negative. I don’t do what I do the best because I wing s–t, I train, I prepare, I strategize. I break my opponent down to a molecule and I drown them, I leave them empty, I take away all their best gifts, and then I snipe them. I’m not going to switch it up in five minutes.”

Love him or hate him, Woodley is the UFC’s longest current tenured champion and with that should come with some respect according to the self-proclaimed welterweight GOAT:

“I’m a world champion. I deserve proper notice, I deserve proper time to prepare and train for a world title that I worked so hard for. I’m not going to step in. I’m not that guy. Go grab f*ck*ng Cowboy (Cerrone); I’m a professional, and I’m a champion. If (Usman) wants to fight me, it’s going to be on a full training camp. And I would gladly take him up on that offer.”

It looks like Usman will get his chance at Woodley one day. However, as long as “The Chosen One” is champ he will dictate his fights and no one gets to fight Woodley unless he has ample time to prepare.

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Tyron Woodley Says 0% Chance He Faces Usman on 24 Hours’ Notice

Kamaru Usman has made it public that should something happen to Tyron Woodley or Darren Till in the UFC 228 main event, that he will be there to play cleanup for the main event, and the one thing he expected to pick up was the welterweight championship…

Kamaru Usman has made it public that should something happen to Tyron Woodley or Darren Till in the UFC 228 main event, that he will be there to play cleanup for the main event, and the one thing he expected to pick up was the welterweight championship Woodley would be dropping should it be Till […]

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