{"id":378646,"date":"2021-03-12T06:53:54","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T14:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=378646"},"modified":"2021-03-12T06:53:54","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T14:53:54","slug":"darren-till-targets-magician-vs-magician-fight-with-israel-adesanya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/darren-till-targets-magician-vs-magician-fight-with-israel-adesanya\/","title":{"rendered":"Darren Till targets &#8220;magician vs. magician&#8221; fight with Israel Adesanya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC middleweight contender Darren Till is hoping for a fight with the division&#8217;s reigning champ, Israel Adesanya, in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>Till is slated to battle Italy&#8217;s Marvin Vettori on April 17. While that contest is currently his sole focus, he admits he&#8217;s intrigued by the prospect of a fight with Adesanya further down the road.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think me and Marvin are knocking on the door,\u201d Till told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oycYbWm1Hd0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN <\/a>ahead of his fight with Vettori (via <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2021\/03\/darren-till-focused-on-marvin-vettori-but-eyeing-israel-adesanya-ufc-abc-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Farah Hannoun<\/a>). \u201cIt\u2019s like a little mini-middleweight competition right now, the same as lightweight, so it definitely excites me. To just be at the top and to be getting these chances and knowing what\u2019s next and all that \u2013 but I\u2019ve got a steamroller in front of me, and I don\u2019t want to look too far ahead. I know <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/israel-adesanya-says-no-middleweight-fights-excite-him-except-for-darren-till\/\">Izzy\u2019s calling me out<\/a>, practically, and stuff like that. I\u2019ve called him out for a long time. We were destined to fight even when I was a welterweight. He called me out then, when I was at the top of welterweight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, I\u2019m just focused on myself,&#8221; Till added. &#8220;I\u2019m doing my own thing. But this is the thing: I think it\u2019s one of these fights with me and Izzy, I think it\u2019s magician vs. magician. Who\u2019s got, like, the Kryptonite to beat the other guy\u2019s striking, you know? I\u2019ve said it for the longest time, I\u2019m one of the best strikers in the UFC. And I think Izzy is definitely there. He could be ahead the way\u2019s he\u2019s been fighting \u2013 he\u2019s ahead of me right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Till suggests, he and Adesanya are two of the best strikers in the UFC at present. There&#8217;s would be a fascinating fight on paper, and Till believes he has the skills to win it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just feel like I\u2019ve got the specifics to beat him, and I\u2019m sure he\u2019s up for the challenge and he thinks he\u2019s got the specifics to beat me, so I think it\u2019s going to be a good fight when it happens,&#8221; Till said. &#8220;It\u2019s good to be getting called out by the champion. Usually, it\u2019s the challengers calling out the champion. The champion\u2019s calling me out. I must be doing something right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Who do you think would come out on top in a fight between Darren Till and Israel Adesanya?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC middleweight contender Darren Till is hoping for a fight with the division&#8217;s reigning champ, Israel Adesanya, in the near future. Till is slated to battle Italy&#8217;s Marvin Vettori on April 17. 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