Darren Till holds a reputation for missing weight, just days, or even as much as a day before the fight. He has managed to do this on two separate occasions in the past. The first was during a preliminary bout against Jessin Ayari, at UFC Fight Night 109, where he missed weight by 5 pounds. The second was against Stephen Thompson, at the UFC Fight Night 130 weigh-ins, where he missed weight again, this time by 3.5 pounds.
Leading up to his championship bout against Tyron Woodley in the Welterweight division, Darren Till had a few things to say about moving up to the Middleweight category. This is, of course, assuming that he has the belt strapped around his waist, on September 8th, in the city of Dallas, Texas.
In a recent media event with MMA Fighting, this is what he had to say about his future endeavors:
If and when Darren Till decides to move to the 185-pound category, one thing is for certain. Talks about him having issues with making weight will disappear forever.
Till making weight has been an area of concern for both fans and the UFC in particular. For this very reason, current number 6th ranked Welterweight, Kamaru Usman, has been identified as the potential replacement for the main event of UFC 228.
Welterweight champion, Tyron Woodley, doesn’t fancy this idea. During a pre-fight press conference with MMA Fighting, this is what the champ had to say:
This is understandable from Woodley’s perspective. Training for a different fighter, who possesses a fighting style that is very much in contrast to the formerly fixed fighter (Darren Till) is always going to be a challenge. With that being said, fight enthusiasts around the world will most definitely be tuning in for this championship slugfest, come September 8th.
American Airlines Center…
Dallas, Texas…
This is going to be fun!
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