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Colby Covington calls Darren Till vs. Tyron Woodley a “Fine number one contenders fight.”
UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington was expected to be the next man to challenge Tyron Woodley for the UFC’s undisputed welterweight title. The promotion wanted Covington and Woodley to settle their heated rivalry in a title unification bout at UFC 228 on September 8. Unfortunately for fight fans, “Chaos” recently underwent nasal surgery and […]
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Darren Till says he saw doubt in Tyron Woodley’s eyes, Woodley fires back
On Friday afternoon, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley had his first staredown with Darren Till, who he will battle in the main event of UFC 228 on September 8. Shortly after this tense staredown, Darren Till claimed that he saw a shred of doubt in the champion’s eyes. Not fear, but doubt. “I didn’t see […]
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Darren Till explains why Colby Covington isn’t getting the next crack at Tyron Woodley
UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is now set to defend his title at UFC 228 on September 8 in Dallas. Yet he will not defend it against current interim welterweight champion Colby Covington. Instead, he’s poised to defend his strap against surging British contender Darren Till, which means that Covington will soon be stripped of […]
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Darren Till has a message for “toxic” fans who are criticizing his title shot
UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is now set to defend his title at UFC 228, on September 8 in Dallas — but not against interim champion Colby Covington. Instead, Woodley will attempt to defend against undefeated Liverpudlian Darren Till. While this is certainly a great matchup from a competitive standpoint, not everybody loves it. Many […]
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Tyron Woodley vs Darren Till set to headline at UFC 228 in Dallas
The speculation for what’s in store for UFC 228’s headliner as well as the welterweight title picture has come to an end. After Darren Till’s initial hinting that interim champion Colby Covington wasn’t going to be able to fight before November, he called for a title fight with the undisputed champion Tyron Woodley. The day […]
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Darren Till says he was offered a fight with Woodley, but Woodley turned it down
Earlier this week, the welterweight division was thrust into chaos. Reports surfaced that the UFC was contemplating a title fight between champion Tyron Woodley and undefeated contender Darren Till, and simultaneously stripping Colby Covington of the UFC interim welterweight title. The cause of all this, it was said, was Covington’s inability to fight Woodley at […]
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Colby Covington still expects to unify titles vs Tyron Woodley despite needing recovery time
After Darren Till’s subtle early morning hinting yesterday, we soon got some truth to the matter. The welterweight division needs a title fight. Till claimed that interim champion at 170-pounds Colby Covington wasn’t going to be able to fight the undisputed champ, Tyron Woodley, where he, in turn, told the champion to ‘accept the fight’ with […]
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Report | UFC considering stripping Colby Covington of interim title, booking Woodley-Till title fight
The UFC welterweight division has suddenly been consumed by chaos. According to a report from ESPN, the UFC is considering stripping interim welterweight champion Colby Covington of his title, and promoting an undisputed title fight between champ Tyron Woodley and challenger Darren Till. This report from ESPN follows some strange Tweets from Till last night, […]
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Darren Till claims that Colby Covington is ‘out’, tells Tyron Woodley to ‘Accept the fight’
Just when we think that the welterweight division has a clear path to move forward on atop the title scene, a wrench potentially could have been thrown in the mix. At UFC 225 early last month, Colby Covington captured interim UFC welterweight gold when he defeated the former lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos by unanimous […]
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Darren Till doesn’t agree with the idea of banning side-kicks to the knee
One of the most discussed decisions of the year took place at the UFC’s first visit to Liverpool, England and many believe that the wrong man won. The fight in reference is the main event which pitted top welterweight strikers Darren Till against the two-time title challenger Stephen Thompson. Till would go on to defeat […]
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Israel Adesanya says he’d love to fight Darren Till in the future
UFC middleweight prospect Israel Adesanya and welterweight contender Darren Till are two of the fastest rising stars in the UFC today. And while they currently operate in different weight classes, Adesanya expects that to change in the future. Speaking to MMA Fighting‘s Peter Carroll, Adesanya shared his belief that Till’s struggles with the scale, which […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Stephen Thompson thinks it is bullcrap that Darren Till shot up the welterweight rankings after missing weight
Former two-time UFC welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson (14-3-1 MMA) is coming off a controversial decision loss to Darren Till which occurred last month in Liverpool, England. The Thompson vs. Till fight, which headlined UFC Fight Night 130, almost didn’t happen after the Liverpool native badly missed weight by coming in 3.5 pounds over the […]
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Darren Till says UFC Liverpool cut “wasn’t in any way bad”
Darren Till is riding high on the biggest win of his career: a close, but impressive decision defeat of two-time welterweight title challenger Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. Unfortunately for Till and his fans, the win does come with an asterisk attached. Not only do many fans and commenters feel that the decision should have been awarded […]
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Rafael dos Anjos doesn’t think Darren Till will last long at welterweight
Last weekend, in the main event of UFC Liverpool, Darren Till picked up the biggest win of his career thus far, scoring a close decision victory over two-time welterweight title challenger Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. Regrettably, Till’s win was shadowed in controversy, as he missed weight for the bout, tipping the scales three and a half […]
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UFC rankings update: Darren Till surges up welterweight ranks, Michael Bisping exits at middleweight
The latest iteration of the UFC rankings include a number of interesting changes, as Michael Bisping has exited the middleweight rankings in the wake of his retirement, and Darren Till has surged up the welterweight rankings after his controversial UFC Liverpool defeat of Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. This latter move is rather controversial, given that Till […]
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ABC boss “appalled” by Darren Till’s weight-cut, calls for corner suspension: “They’re going to get him killed”
Last night, Darren Till’s sponsor Paddy Power released a behind-the-scenes video that showed just how brutal the fighter’s UFC Liverpool weight-cut was. In this video, a visibly depleted Till could be seen clambering around on all fours, while his corner mentioned that he had lost the ability to see. This video of Till’s harrowing weight-cut […]
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VIDEO | Take a behind-the-scenes look at Darren Till’s brutal UFC Liverpool weight-cut: “He couldn’t see”
https://youtu.be/dcZXFpERGjY Last weekend, in the main event of UFC Liverpool, hometown hero Darren Till picked up the biggest win of his career, capturing a unanimous decision win over two-time welterweight title challenger Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. Regrettably, Till’s win was not without controversy. Not only was his decision win quite controversial, but he also missed weight […]
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Darren Till is happy to give Stephen Thompson a rematch on American soil
Last weekend, in the main event of the UFC’s debut in Liverpool, hometown hero Darren Till picked up the biggest win of his career, defeating two-time welterweight title challenger Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson by decision. Not everybody, however, agreed with this result. Shortly after the judges’ verdict was read, there was an outpouring of criticism suggesting that Thompson, not […]
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“Big” John McCarthy gives his take on Darren Till vs. Stephen Thompson scoring
Last weekend, in the main event of the UFC’s debut in Liverpool, hometown hero Darren Till picked up the biggest win of his career, defeating two-time welterweight title challenger Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson by decision. Not everybody, however, agreed with this result. Shortly after the judges’ verdict was read, there was an outpouring of criticism suggesting that […]
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Stephen Thompson comments on his close loss to Darren Till
Last night, in the main event of the UFC’s debut in Liverpool, England, two-time welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson gave up a razor close decision to hometown hero Darren Till. Though Till landed more overall strikes and significant strikes, and scored the only knockdown of the fight, many onlookers felt Thompson did enough to earn […]
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Darren Till feels Stephen Thompson deserves title shot before he does
Yesterday afternoon, in the main event of UFC Liverpool, hometown hero Darren Till picked up the biggest win of his career, defeating two-time welterweight title challenger Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson with a controversial unanimous decision. Despite his win over Thompson, Till feels that Thompson should still be ahead of him in the contendership line. Till explained […]
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MMA Community reacts to Stephen Thompson vs. Darren Till
A key welterweight scrap featuring two-time welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson (14-2-1) and undefeated contender Darren Till (16-0-1) headlined Sunday’s action-packed UFC Liverpool card. Darren Till missed weight for this main event battle, but “Wonderboy” agreed to continue on with the contest with the stipulations that he received 30% of Till’s purse, and that Till weighed in […]
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UFC Liverpool Results: Darren Till defeats Stephen Thompson (Highlights)
A key welterweight fight between former two-time title challenger Stephen Thompson (14-2-1 MMA) and undefeated contender Darren Till (16-0-1 MMA) headlined today’s UFC Fight Night 130 event in Liverpool, England. Darren Till missed weight for the contest (174.5 pounds) and was forced to forfeit 30% of his fight purse to “Wonderboy”. Round one begins and […]
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Darren Till tips scales at 187.3 pounds, UFC Liverpool bout with “Wonderboy” gets green light
Yesterday afternoon, Darren Till missed weight for his UFC Liverpool headlining showdown with Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson, tipping the scales 3.5 pounds above the welterweight limit of 171 pounds. After a period of much confusion and speculation, we learned that the fight would go ahead as planned, so long as Till weighed in at less than […]
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Dana White has a message for Darren Till following botched weight cut
Add UFC President Dana White to the long list of people who were incredibly disappointed that Darren Till missed weight for his highly anticipated UFC Fight Night 130 showdown with Stephen Thompson. Darren Till (16-0-1 MMA) weighed in at 174.5 pounds earlier today in Liverpool, 3.5 pounds above the welterweight limit of 171-pounds. At one […]
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Darren Till explains UFC Liverpool weigh-in miss, still unsure “Wonderboy” fight will happen
If you haven’t heard, Darren Till missed weight for his UFC Liverpool-headlining showdown with Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson by 3.5 pounds. The fight will go ahead as planned, so long as Till does not weigh any more than 188 pounds by 1:00pm BST tomorrow. Till will also surrender 30% of his purse to his foe. Speaking […]
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Colby Covington reacts to “fat f**k” Darren Till’s weigh-in miss, accuses him of cheating
If you haven’t heard, Darren Till missed weight for his UFC Liverpool-headlining showdown with Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson by 3.5 pounds. The fight will go ahead as planned, with the stipulation that Till does not weigh any more than 188 pounds by 1:00pm BST tomorrow. Till will also surrender 30% of his purse to his foe. […]
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Stephen Thompson won’t be surprised if Darren Till shoots for a takedown in Liverpool
Stephen Thompson, who holds the number-one spot in the UFC welterweight rankings, is confident that he’ll be too much for his UFC Liverpool opponent, eighth-ranked welterweight Darren Till. “That’s what I’m out there to prove to the fans and everybody around the world,” Thompson told Damon Martin of MMAWeekly. “There are levels to this. I’m […]