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Ben Askren trolls Darren Till, Jorge Masvidal ahead of UFC London
This weekend, in the main event of the stacked UFC London card on ESPN+, Jorge Masvidal and Darren Till will collide in a crucial welterweight contender fight. It’s looking increasingly likely that the winner of this fight will then be pitted against former ONE and Bellator champ Ben Askren. Askren, no stranger to trash talk, […]
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UFC London: Till vs. Masvidal Fight Card and Start Time
On Saturday night (Saturday afternoon in North America), the UFC will return to our screens with the exciting UFC London card, which airs on ESPN+ (get a free trial here). This UFC London card will be headlined by a crucial welterweight contender bout between former title challenger Darren Till and ferocious veteran Jorge Masvidal. The […]
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Ben Askren and Darren Till trade trash talk, plot London meeting
Fresh off a defeat of Robbie Lawler in UFC debut, Ben Askren is already looking ahead to his next fight. The former ONE and Bellator champ has got his crosshairs locked on the winner of the UFC London main event, which will pit Jorge Masvidal against Darren Till. In fact, he even plans to be […]
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Darren Till to Israel Adesanya: One day we’re gonna meet
Darren Till and Israel Adesanya are two of the most impressive strikers in the UFC, and as luck would have it, they’re only separated by one weight class. As a matter of fact, they might soon reside in the same weight class, as the hulking welterweight Darren Til has long teased a move up to […]
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VIDEO | Darren Till and Jorge Masvidal have first staredown ahead of UFC London
Welterweight contenders Darren Till and Jorge Masvidal are hard at work promoting their upcoming fight in the main event of UFC London on March 16. On Wednesday afternoon, the two all-action welterweights took to the stage in London for a brief press conference, which culminated, as per tradition, with a staredown. See Darren Till and […]
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Darren Till trashes Ben Askren and his mum, Askren claps back
Last night, UFC welterweight contender Darren Till let his fingers fly on Twitter, taking aim at a number of his rivals in the division. One of his targets was former ONE Championship and Bellator welterweight king Ben Askren who, unsurprisingly, was prompt to fire back. See the pair’s wild exchange below. “Ben… your a wanker” […]
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Darren Till takes aim at multiple welterweights including Rafael dos Anjos
Former UFC welterweight title challenger Darren Till recently took to Twitter where he called out former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos, among others. Till, who is set to fight Jorge Masvidal on March 16 at UFC London, called both Rafael dos Anjos and Santiago Ponzinibbio “scared rats” on Twitter. Darren Till then turned his attention […]
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Kevin Lee open to fighting Gregor Gillespie, this after turning down Darren Till
Kevin Lee was given the opportunity to move up a weight class and fight one of the UFC welterweight divisions biggest stars in Darren Till. Shortly after suffering his second career loss to Al Iaquinta at UFC on FOX 31 this past December, the promotion offered “The Motown Phenom” a main event spot opposite Darren […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington rips Darren Till, Robert Whittaker, and Anthony Smith in one fiery rant
Former UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington was recently mentioned as a potential opponent for Darren Till — that was before Till was booked to fight Covington’s training partner Jorge Masvidal. Covington, however, was not interested in this fight, maintaining that, as the recent interim champion, he has earned a title shot against undisputed champ […]
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BREAKING | Darren Till and Jorge Masvidal to collide in London main event
Earlier this week, UFC welterweight stars Darren Till and Jorge Masvidal seemed to agree to a fight in London on March 16. According to UFC President Dana White, who spoke to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, this fight is now official for the UFC London main event. Breaking: Darren Till vs Jorge Masvidal will headline UFC Fight […]
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Darren Till interested in eventual middleweight clash with Israel Adesanya
The last time we saw Darren Till competing inside the Octagon was for his first career UFC title shot. Unfortunately for Liverpool’s finest, Till would suffer his first career defeat when challenging the welterweight king Tyron Woodley. Having had much made about his weight ever since he missed ahead of his bout with Stephen Thompson, […]
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Leon Edwards challenges Darren Till, rips Jorge Masvidal for attempting to get fight
Rising UFC welterweight contender Leon Edwards his hoping to fight his fellow Brit Darren Till in the main event of the UFC’s March 16 return to London, England. https://soundcloud.com/mmafighting/eurobash-w-leon-edwards-aleksandar-rakic-soren-bak-episode-19 “I think that the best fight for London is obviously me and Darren Till, but for some reason either him or the UFC don’t want to […]
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Darren Till responds to UFC London fight offer from Jorge Masvidal
The UFC’s return to London, which goes down on March 17, is still without a main event. That being said, it’s been widely rumored that British welterweight contender Darren Till will get the call to headline the card — he’ll just need to find a willing dance partner. On Monday morning, he found just that, […]
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Jorge Masvidal offers to fight Darren Till in UFC London headliner
Over the last few weeks, it’s been widely speculated that recent UFC welterweight title challenger Darren Till will be called upon to headline the UFC’s March 17 return to London, England. Who Till would fight in this prospective headliner, however, remains uncertain. Long-time UFC welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal is hoping to provide some clarity in […]
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Colby Covington says he is willing to fight Darren Till under the right conditions
Colby Covington says he is willing to fight Darren Till or another opponent under the right conditions. The former UFC interim welterweight champion, Covington, was recently snubbed by the UFC of his promised title fight with Tyron Woodley. The promotion opted to book “The Chosen One” for a fight with perennial division contender Kamaru Usman […]
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Darren Till hints that he will return at UFC London on March 16
Former UFC welterweight title challenger Darren Till has been in the headlines over the past few days surrounding a possible return at UFC London. Days after he called Colby Covington a rat on Twitter, BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor reported that the UFC was looking to book a bout between Till and “Chaos” for the March 16 […]
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Darren Till still wants Conor McGregor next, says ‘Proper 12 is sh*te’
Liverpool’s finest fighting son is the No. 3 ranked UFC welterweight contender, ‘The Gorilla’ Darren Till. We haven’t seen Till compete inside the Octagon since September when he challenged Tyron Woodley for the division’s title at UFC 228. Unfortunately for the Brit, he would suffer his first career defeat that night as Woodley scored the […]
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Report | Officials looking to add a welterweight fight between Darren Till and Colby Covington to UFC London
Darren Till and Colby Covington have engaged in some heated exchanges on social media in the past and have now been offered the opportunity to settle their beef inside the octagon at UFC London. BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor reported the news of the proposed welterweight clash moments ago on Twitter. I’m told the UFC is looking […]
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Santiago Ponzinibbio makes pick for next opponent, not interested in Darren Till fight
After his crushing, fourth-round KO of Neil Magny in the UFC Argentina main event, Santiago Ponzinibbio wants a shot a UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley. That being said, it doesn’t sound like the Argentine knockout artist expects to get his desired fight with the welterweight king. Woodley essentially told Ponzinibbio to get in line post-fight, […]
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Darren Till threatens to “slap that baldy head” off of Anderson Silva at UFC London
Former UFC welterweight title challenger Darren Till is planning a move up to middleweight and has his eyes set on a fight with former 185-pound kingpin Anderson Silva. Darren Till was expected to be the first man to welcome new welterweight signee Ben Askren to the UFC, but apparently the Liverpool native has other plans. […]
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Report | Two huge welterweight contender bouts in the works for early 2019
From the sounds of it, the first quarter of 2019 is going to be a busy stretch for the UFC welterweight division. According to BJPENN.COM’s Chris Taylor, the UFC is currently working on a pair of huge welterweight matchups for the New Year. The first is expected to pit former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler […]
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Ben Askren picks Darren Till for debut opponent, is willing to fight in London
Over the last few days, former Bellator and ONE Championship welterweight king Ben Askren has taken numerous shots at recent UFC welterweight title challenger Darren Till on social media, suggesting that he’d like to fight the Brit in his anticipated UFC debut. Speaking on a recent episode of his Rudis Wrestling podcast, Askren made it official, naming […]
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Darren Till lists multitude of reasons why he and Conor McGregor should fight next
Earlier this week, recent UFC welterweight title challenger Darren Till issued a few quick calls for a fight with former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor. It is his hope, he explained, that the fight will happen at Anfield, a massive football stadium in his native Liverpool. In a blog post penned for his […]
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Darren Till calls for Anfield showdown with Conor McGregor
UFC welterweight contender Darren Till has previously discussed his dream of bringing the UFC to Anfield, a 54,074-seat football stadium in his Liverpool. Speaking on Instagram over the weekend, the British striker once again floated this idea, and this time, he involved Conor McGregor. https://www.instagram.com/p/BpcTzvjgs0k/ “[Conor McGregor] before your last retirement fight in [Ireland], Anfield, the […]
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Darren Till claps back at ‘hillbilly’ Ben Askren
At long last, it seems that former ONE and Bellator welterweight champion Ben Askren could be headed to the UFC. While it’s not official just yet, he’s already rattling the cages of many of the UFC’s top welterweights. One of the first UFC welterweights that Ben Askren set his sights on was Darren Till, who […]
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Darren Till announces he is moving to middleweight, but welterweight return is possible
After struggling with the cut down to the welterweight division’s 170-pound limit, and losing his long-awaited title fight with UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, Darren Till says he is headed up to the middleweight division. “I’m a big dude for welterweight to be honest, so that’s probably going to be my last fight at that […]
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Nutritionist is confident Darren Till can hit 170 pounds “with ease” for years to come
One of the big worries ahead of UFC 228 was that main event title challenger Darren Till might not make the 170-pound limit for his fight with welterweight champion Tyron Woodley. The Brit had missed weight previously, after all, most recently for his May welterweight bout with Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. In the end, of course, […]
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VIDEO | Darren Till shares emotional post-fight moment with Tyron Woodley’s mother, coach
Amazing moment ❤️@DarrenTill2 & @TWooodley's Mom embrace after the #UFC228 main event. (via @Peety_Editor) pic.twitter.com/yT9xmpiFiY — UFC (@ufc) September 9, 2018 Darren Till’s shot at the UFC welterweight title didn’t go the way he planned, as he was submitted by the champion Tyron Woodley in the second round of their UFC 228 title fight. That […]