{"id":350784,"date":"2020-05-19T09:51:55","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T16:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=350784"},"modified":"2020-05-19T09:51:55","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T16:51:55","slug":"darren-till-lays-out-plans-for-massive-fight-with-israel-adesanya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/darren-till-lays-out-plans-for-massive-fight-with-israel-adesanya\/","title":{"rendered":"Darren Till lays out plans for &#8220;massive&#8221; fight with Israel Adesanya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Darren Till has his sights set on a &#8220;massive&#8221; middleweight title fight with the division&#8217;s reigning champion, Israel Adesanya.<\/p>\n<p>Till recently called for the opportunity to coach the upcoming season of <em>The Ultimate Fighter<\/em> against Adesanya, but received a fairly decisive &#8220;no&#8221; in response from the champ.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2020\/5\/19\/21263476\/darren-till-israel-adesanya-may-reconsider-tuf-role-after-i-burst-robert-whittakers-head\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Fighting&#8217;s <em>Eurobash<\/em><\/a> podcast, Till announced that he plans to change Adesanya&#8217;s mind by beating up former UFC middleweight champ Robert Whittaker in his next fight.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/75e031ad-7506-4f79-b174-f5b6d3cc4437?dark=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p id=\"0cnr26\">\u201cHe f*cked me off for the f*ckin\u2019\u00a0<em>Ultimate Fighter<\/em>, he said \u2018No.\u2019 So I was like, \u2018Okay&#8230;okay&#8230;wait until I f*ckin\u2019 burst Robert Whittaker\u2019s head and then we\u2019ll see what you\u2019re saying, you stupid, scrawny little c*nt!\u2019\u201d Till said.<\/p>\n<p>While Till is eager to earn a fight with Adesanya, he conceded that the champ is a good person. In fact, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/video-darren-till-slides-into-israel-adesanyas-dms-with-a-fierce-warning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">they speak often on social media.<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"X4CVMe\">\u201cHe messaged me the other day like, \u2018Darren, KFC\u2019s back open mate, get your fat arse down there.\u2019 I was like, \u2018I\u2019ll be there mate, don\u2019t worry.\u2019 He\u2019s actually a good guy, he is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite their apparent friendship, Darren Till is focused on setting up a huge title fight with Adesanya.<\/p>\n<p id=\"YSHmax\">\u201cListen mate, we are going to fight. I don\u2019t care what anyone says; we are going to fight and the best man will win. I believe I will beat him and I will become the middleweight champion. We will fight. It will be for the culture, for the fans and for the people \u2014 the culture of muay Thai, kickboxing, everything. It\u2019s going to be epic, but until then, I\u2019ve got no hard feeling towards that man. I\u2019m going to punch a hole through his face and he\u2019s probably going to punch one through mine. He gets the joke, he gets the banter, he gets that we\u2019re frienemies. Let\u2019s make this f*cking fight massive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Who do you think would come out on top in a potential fight between Israel Adesanya and Darren Till?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Darren Till has his sights set on a &#8220;massive&#8221; middleweight title fight with the division&#8217;s reigning champion, Israel Adesanya. Till recently called for the opportunity to coach the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter against Adesanya, but received a fairly decisive &#8220;no&#8221; in response from the champ. 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