{"id":391248,"date":"2021-07-30T23:12:09","date_gmt":"2021-07-31T06:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=391248"},"modified":"2022-02-04T15:17:07","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T23:17:07","slug":"darren-till-investigated-by-police-following-offensive-social-media-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/darren-till-investigated-by-police-following-offensive-social-media-posts\/","title":{"rendered":"Darren Till investigated by Police following offensive social media posts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC middleweight Darren Till is being investigated by Merseyside Police after sharing offensive posts on his official Instagram page.<\/p>\n<p>Till (18-3-1 MMA) has amassed a large social media following thanks to his erratic trash talk and brash sense of humor. However, a few days ago the Liverpool native apparently crossed the line when he shared a meme mocking transgender pregnancy.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to receiving a temporary ban from the social media platform, Darren Till is also being investigated by Merseyside Police according to a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\/liverpool-news\/darren-tills-instagram-posts-transgender-21180133\">LiverPoolEcho<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Paul_McIlroy\/status\/1420857675731111941<\/p>\n<p>Despite authorities now being involved, a defiant Till recently took to Twitter where he attempted to defend the post, this while suggesting their is more offensive content to come.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The post got 100k likes\u2026 it was a successful day of posting on Instagram I would say\u2026 I\u2019ve got a belter post this weekend for u, even more offensive. turn post notifications on!!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mU1o989c4c\">https:\/\/t.co\/mU1o989c4c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; D (@darrentill2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/darrentill2\/status\/1420845956409569283?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The post got 100k likes\u2026 it was a successful day of posting on Instagram I would say\u2026 I\u2019ve got a belter post this weekend for u, even more offensive. turn post notifications on!!!!&#8221;<\/em> &#8211; Till shared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Darren Till is expected to make his return to the Octagon on <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/derek-brunson\/report-september-4-ufc-event-originally-slated-for-london-expected-to-be-moved-to-las-vegas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 4<\/a> for a middleweight showdown with Derek Brunson.<\/p>\n<p>The British Striker has gone just 1-3 over his past four fights, suffering a unanimous decision loss to Robert Whittaker in his most recent effort at UFC Fight Island 3.<\/p>\n<p>As for Brunson (22-7 MMA), the 37-year-old veteran is currently riding a four-fight winning streak, his latest being a dominant decision victory over Kevin Holland this past March.<\/p>\n<p>Are you surprised that Merseyside Police are actually investigating Darren Till for his offensive posts on social media? 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