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British welterweight Darren Till has long stood out as one of MMA’s brightest young stars. In the wake of his recent first-round drubbing of Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, however, his stardom is reaching brand new heights<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Till’s rapid rise into MMA stardom has led many members of the combat sports world to compare him to UFC lightweight champion and bona fide MMA superstar Conor McGregor<\/a>. Till himself, however, feels the only comparison that can be made between himself and McGregor is in their shared confidence and work ethic.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m not like Conor in any way, shape or form, he\u2019s his own man and I\u2019m my own (man), but I believe everything I say,” Till said on The MMA Hour<\/a>. “And when I say it I do it. I train harder than anyone. I put the work in.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

While Till doesn’t believe he has much in common with McGregor, he does want to follow in the Irishman’s footsteps and make history as a multi-division UFC champion. In fact, he wants to become the first fighter to hold titles in\u00a0three\u00a0<\/em>divisions.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis has been a thought of mine for a few years now, for the last two or three,” he said. “Just because of how big I am,<\/a> I know I can\u2019t stay at welterweight forever and the way you see a guy like Conor getting the two [titles].<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cTo me, now, that\u2019s already been done, so now I need three [titles]. I need to beat him in that because when I say I want to be the greatest, I don\u2019t want people to question it and go, \u2018Well hang on, GSP<\/a>,\u00a0Jon Jones\u2026”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

How far do you think Darren Till can go in the UFC? Who do you want to see him fight next? Make your opinions heard in the comments section!<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 10\/31\/2017. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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