There was a time, not all that long ago, when “Platinum” Mike Perry and Darren Till seemed to be on a collision course. Perry was riding high on the momentum of back-to-back knockouts of Jake Ellenberger and Alex Reyes, while Till had just authored a violent first-round knockout of Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve got my eye on Mike Perry,\u201d\u00a0Till called out<\/a> moments after he clobbered Cerrone.\u00a0\u201cYou and me were meant to fight!\u201d<\/p>\n From there, however, Perry had his momentum derailed by a pair of decision losses to Santiago Ponzinibbio and Max Griffin, while Till endured a lengthy sit on the sidelines. In that timeframe, the pair’s heated rivalry seems to have transformed into something not all that far removed from friendship.<\/p>\n On Wednesday evening, Till updated his Instagram story with a screenshot of a private conversation with Perry. In this conversation, Perry gave Till some love and wished him well in his showdown with number-one ranked UFC welterweight Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson, which headlines the UFC’s Saturday debut in Liverpool, England.<\/p>\n Mike Perry showing Darren Till some love ahead of #UFCLiverpool<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Tp0TrBqQBC<\/a><\/p>\n — Chisanga Malata (@Chisanga_Malata) May 23, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n