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Darren Till entered last weekend’s UFC Fight Island 3 headliner against Robert Whittaker with hopes of earning a middleweight shot.<\/p>\n

Despite having gone just 1-2 over his three most previous Octagon<\/a> appearances, Till knew<\/a> that a win over the former middleweight title holder in Whittaker would set himself up nicely for a second crack<\/a> at UFC gold.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for the Liverpool native, he ended up on the wrong end of the judges scorecards last Saturday and ‘The Reaper’ was awarded a unanimous decision victory after five rounds of competitive action.<\/p>\n

While Darren Till is currently shelved due to a knee injury<\/a>, he was more than willing to run things back with Whittaker if given the opportunity.<\/p>\n

“If Rob doesn’t get a title shot, I’d love to go to New Zealand and fight Rob again.”<\/em> Till said at the UFC Fight Island 3 post-fight presser.<\/p>\n

While a future rematch with Whittaker is still possible down the line, it won’t be happening anytime soon as the Aussie was recently booked to fight Jared Cannonier at UFC 254<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Following that news, Darren Till has now turned his attention to perennial division contender Jack Hermansson (21-5 MMA).<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chisanga_Malata\/status\/1289553091222581253<\/p>\n

“You! Yea you Jack, I’m looking at you.” – Till wrote.<\/em><\/p>\n

‘The Joker’ is coming off a sensational first round submission victory over Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Fight Island and has won five of his past six fights overall.<\/p>\n

Hermansson’s lone loss in that stretch came to the aforementioned ‘Killa Gorilla’ Jared Cannonier at UFC Copenhagen this past September.<\/p>\n

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Image: @ufc on Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Although Darren Till has gone just 1-3 over his past four Octagon appearances, he does possess a big name and also holds a win over Kelvin Gastelum, so Hermansson might entertain the idea of fighting the Englishman.<\/p>\n

Would you like to see Till vs. Hermansson booked next by UFC officials? Share your thoughts in the comments section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on BJPENN.com on August 1, 2020<\/p>\n

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