{"id":392368,"date":"2021-08-17T04:37:22","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T11:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=392368"},"modified":"2021-08-17T04:37:22","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T11:37:22","slug":"darren-till-plans-to-finish-derek-brunson-in-round-one-and-establish-himself-as-a-true-contender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/darren-till-plans-to-finish-derek-brunson-in-round-one-and-establish-himself-as-a-true-contender\/","title":{"rendered":"Darren Till plans to finish Derek Brunson in round one and establish himself as a true contender"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC middleweight contender Darren Till believes he&#8217;ll beat Derek Brunson in the first round of their upcoming main event clash.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been over a year since we last saw &#8220;The Gorilla&#8221; over on Fight Island when he lost a close decision to former champion Robert Whittaker. Now, after his return bout against Marvin Vettori earlier this year was cancelled, he&#8217;s ready to get back into the Octagon on September 4 to meet the in-form Derek Brunson.<\/p>\n<p>During an appearance on the return of The MMA Hour last night, Till made it clear that he&#8217;s picturing a pretty positive comeback for himself next month.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Darren Till Sends Message to Israel Adesanya | The MMA Hour | MMA Fighting\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ttt74YrTM50?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just want to beat Derek Brunson in the first round, then we\u2019ll see,\u201d Till said.\u00a0\u201cI know I\u2019ve got the tools to beat Robert Whittaker, Israel Adesanya, Marvin Vettori, Paulo Costa, Derek Brunson, Uriah Hall, Sean Strickland, all these guys. I know it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have visualizations of winning that belt,\u201d Till continued. \u201cI truly believe it, I don\u2019t just say it. With all the antics, that\u2019s hyping fights. Don\u2019t get it twisted, I don\u2019t take this lightly. I wake up every day and put my soul, mind and body through hell and back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Quotes courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2021\/8\/16\/22627631\/ufc-darren-till-will-end-derek-brunson-round-one-travel-from-hell-beat-israel-adesanya-mma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA Mania<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>It was clear for anyone watching to see that Darren Till looks to be as fired up as he has been in a long time. In truth it&#8217;s not hard to see why, because while he&#8217;s coming off of a loss, it&#8217;s been well documented that Israel Adesanya is interested in a future showdown with the Liverpudlian.<\/p>\n<p>If he decisively beats Brunson, who knows what his next fight could be.<\/p>\n<p><em>Will <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/darren-till-investigated-by-police-following-offensive-social-media-posts\/\">Darren Till<\/a> be able to return to winning ways against Derek Brunson, who currently holds a four-fight win streak? Let us know your thoughts in the comments, BJPENN Nation!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC middleweight contender Darren Till believes he&#8217;ll beat Derek Brunson in the first round of their upcoming main event clash. It&#8217;s been over a year since we last saw &#8220;The Gorilla&#8221; over on Fight Island when he lost a close decision to former champion Robert Whittaker. 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