{"id":347009,"date":"2020-04-13T06:04:56","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T13:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=347009"},"modified":"2020-04-13T06:04:56","modified_gmt":"2020-04-13T13:04:56","slug":"darren-till-willing-to-compete-on-fight-island-but-doesnt-expect-ufc-will-hold-events-for-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/darren-till-willing-to-compete-on-fight-island-but-doesnt-expect-ufc-will-hold-events-for-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Darren Till willing to compete on Fight Island but doesn\u2019t expect UFC will hold events for months"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>UFC middleweight Darren Till has said that he&#8217;s willing to compete on Dana White&#8217;s proposed Fight Island, but that it probably won&#8217;t be anytime soon.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Till has been one of the names on everyone&#8217;s lips over the course of the last few months, both for his hilarious antics on social media and his impressive win over Kelvin Gastelum in New York City late last year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Now, though, during a recent interview on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ykZ3hiQapzE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Fight Disciples podcast (opens in a new tab)\">Fight Disciples podcast<\/a>, he&#8217;s given an insight into where his mind is at regarding a return to the Octagon.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cI know there are mixed opinions on it,\u201d Till said of the Fight Island plans (via <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2020\/04\/darren-till-willing-to-fight-on-fight-island-predicts-ufc-wont-resume-for-three-months\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"MMA Junkie (opens in a new tab)\">MMA Junkie<\/a>). \u201cI don\u2019t know whether it\u2019s good or bad. I don\u2019t know whether to have an opinion on it. If you\u2019re not allowed to go socialize, is it good to put an event on? Is it good to try to do it for the fighters and for the viewers to be entertained? (Expletive), whatever. My little thing to say now mate is, \u2018Opinions are like (expletive), everyone\u2019s got one.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cDo I think I\u2019ll fight?\u201d Till added. \u201cI mean, yeah if they call it up and say, \u2018Let\u2019s do it. We\u2019ve got the island open. We\u2019ve agreed to it now. You\u2019re going to be the fourth event against Whittaker.\u2019 Yeah, I\u2019ll fight. I can\u2019t see any fights happening in the next three months. I don\u2019t think we\u2019ve even hit a proper lockdown yet. \u2026 Another few weeks and it\u2019ll be one of them (orders) where you won\u2019t be allowed to leave the house unless it\u2019s essential.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Darren Till was originally tipped to headline UFC&#8217;s return to Dublin, Ireland in August against Robert Whittaker. That being said, that fight is now jeopardy, and it&#8217;s not clear when it might be rebooked.\u00a0<\/p>\r\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 4\/13\/2020. <\/i><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC middleweight Darren Till has said that he&#8217;s willing to compete on Dana White&#8217;s proposed Fight Island, but that it probably won&#8217;t be anytime soon. 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