{"id":284112,"date":"2018-08-31T07:24:05","date_gmt":"2018-08-31T14:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=284112"},"modified":"2018-08-31T07:24:05","modified_gmt":"2018-08-31T14:24:05","slug":"stephen-thompson-breaks-down-tyron-woodley-vs-darren-till-title-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/stephen-thompson\/stephen-thompson-breaks-down-tyron-woodley-vs-darren-till-title-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Thompson breaks down Tyron Woodley vs. Darren Till title fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On September 8, in the main event of UFC 228 in Dallas, Texas, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will attempt to defend his title against undefeated challenger Darren Till. As the only common opponent between the two men, two-time welterweight title Stephen Thompson has unique insight into the matchup.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson broke down the UFC 228 main event on the latest episode of Submission Radio. In his eyes, both fighters have definite paths to victory heading into the fight.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stephen Thompson &quot;Not Surprised&quot; If Darren Till Misses Weight Against Tyron Woodley\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eJ1b4RazJzg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Darren Till is a big body, like I said, so he\u2019s very heavy and he\u2019s aggressive,&#8221; Stephen Thompson said of the fight. &#8220;Tyron, he doesn\u2019t do well against those aggressive guys, especially who are just kind of in their face. And Darren is very long. And it\u2019s for fear of Tyron gassing out, maybe. I guess that\u2019s why he doesn\u2019t do well against those aggressive guys. So, Darren Till definitely has the body, the mass to really push Tyron and tire him out. But on the other hand, Tyron Woodley\u2019s a very intelligent guy. He\u2019s very cerebral when it comes to breaking down fighters. So, he\u2019s not gonna be stupid. Darren Till, he gives up his hips. Every time you throw a punch he leans way back and his hips are there. I think Tyron\u2019s gotta use that right hand, and if he doesn\u2019t knock him out with it, he\u2019s gotta set it up to take him down. And he\u2019s got the power to be able to hold Darren down, even though Darren Till is showing photos on his Instagram \u2013 cause people were\u00a0posting up that he\u2019s got some of the best Jiu Jitsu guys in the world helping him out. But this close to fight time it\u2019s not gonna make a difference.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of Stephen Thompson&#8217;s assessment of this Darren Till vs. Tyron Woodley fight? Who do you think wins?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 8\/31\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On September 8, in the main event of UFC 228 in Dallas, Texas, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will attempt to defend his title against undefeated challenger Darren Till. As the only common opponent between the two men, two-time welterweight title Stephen Thompson has unique insight into the matchup. 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