{"id":284638,"date":"2018-09-09T08:44:34","date_gmt":"2018-09-09T15:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=284638"},"modified":"2018-09-09T08:44:34","modified_gmt":"2018-09-09T15:44:34","slug":"darren-till-broken-after-ufc-228-but-still-determined-to-become-greatest-fighter-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/darren-till\/darren-till-broken-after-ufc-228-but-still-determined-to-become-greatest-fighter-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Darren Till &#8220;broken&#8221; after UFC 228, but still determined to become &#8220;greatest fighter of all time&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday night, in the main event of the action-packed UFC 228 card in Dallas, Texas, Liverpool&#8217;s Darren Till experienced the first loss of his MMA career as he was put down and submitted by UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this first career setback, Till&#8217;s determination to become the greatest fighter ever has not diminished.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the media post-fight, the Brit assured that he will still become the best ever \u2014 despite how much this first lost stings.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1xdLde\">\u201cIt just hurts because I got there, I was nearly there to do what I set out to do, get that belt and be the greatest,\u201d Darren Till said (transcript via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2018\/9\/9\/17836882\/darren-till-vows-to-still-become-greatest-fighter-of-all-time-despite-ufc-228-title-fight-loss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA Fighting<\/a>). \u201cI am still gonna be the greatest, I know that. <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/darren-till\/tyron-woodley-shares-some-wisdom-with-darren-till-backstage-after-ufc-228\/\">I just spoke to Woodley backstage and he\u2019s lost<\/a>.\u00a0Jon Jones\u00a0has lost.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighter\/georges-st-pierre\/\">Georges St-Pierre<\/a>\u00a0has lost.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7S9UQ0\">\u201cAll the greats have lost. That\u2019s my first loss tonight and just right now I\u2019m still okay, but I\u2019m just upset. There\u2019s no sugarcoating it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Darren Till continued, referencing his previous losses in kickboxing competition.<\/p>\n<p id=\"fbI4Ky\">\u201cA loss has to come to everyone I believe, no matter what you do,\u201d Till said. \u201cThere is certain people that do get away with that,\u00a0Floyd Mayweather\u00a0some other guys that get away without that loss. I\u2019ve lost very few times in my life, you didn\u2019t know me before MMA. I lost three times, I actually lost for a world title in Canada and that was just horrible for me. It\u2019s one of them things, I\u2019ll face it head on. It\u2019s all ups since I made my comeback next year, you\u2019ve got to remember I only came back last year after an 18-month layoff. Fought in Sweden, Rotterdam, Poland, and then I fought in Liverpool, and now Texas. It\u2019s been a ride for me. The losses came tonight.<\/p>\n<p id=\"AseS9L\">\u201cListen, there will probably be another loss. But as I say, I am still going to be the greatest fighter of all time, I know I am. This doesn\u2019t change anything. It\u2019s just I can\u2019t lie to you right now. I\u2019m upset, I\u2019m broken. I\u2019m hurt tonight, I\u2019m a hurt person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What do you think the future holds for Darren Till after UFC 228?<\/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 9\/9\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday night, in the main event of the action-packed UFC 228 card in Dallas, Texas, Liverpool&#8217;s Darren Till experienced the first loss of his MMA career as he was put down and submitted by UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley. 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