Seems like Till, 27, has actually developed both within and outside the Octagon, though it must be noted that Whittaker, who is 9-1 over his last 10 battles, will be “The Gorillas” most hard test to date. Its not unreasonable to think a success over “The Reaper” will give Till the next middleweight title shot.
For Till, his showdown against “The Reaper” is not about showing he belongs among the top middleweights on the planet. That was an objective he achieved by lasting longer than Kelvin Gastelum in his 185-pound debut at UFC 244 last fall. That stated, the transition to his new weight class– triggered by consecutive losses at welterweight– was not without its mountains to climb up.
Till (18-2-1) stayed undefeated through 17 straight bouts at 170 pounds prior to dropping back-to-back outings to Tyron Woodley and Jorge Masvidal. “The Gorilla” eventually made the dive to middleweight at UFC 244 last November, defeating Gastelum by split choice and sealing himself among the top fighters at 185 pounds.
Well find out this weekend on Fight Island.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) concludes its month-long stay on “Fight Island” with the UFC on ESPN 14 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, topped by a middleweight headliner in between compelling sluggers (and previous welterweights) Darren Till and Robert Whittaker. “I was simply horrified of combating; the brilliant lights, huge phase, that sort of thing. I was really scared of combating, specifically fighting Gastelum, since of the man he is and the people hes beaten. It made me a lot stronger, that fight. That battle taught me a lot about myself.
Takes place to the very best of em.
It injured a lot, so it took a lot of structure back up,” Till told Bleacher Report. “I was just frightened of battling; the intense lights, big stage, that sort of thing. I was actually scared of combating, specifically fighting Gastelum, since of the guy he is and the people hes beaten.
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) concludes its month-long stay on “Fight Island” with the UFC on ESPN 14 combined martial arts (MMA) occasion, topped by a middleweight headliner in between hard-hitting sluggers (and former welterweights) Darren Till and Robert Whittaker. The action gets underway this Sat. night (July 25, 2020) on both ESPN and ESPN+ from inside Flash Forum on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi.
It made me a lot more powerful, that battle. That battle taught me a lot about myself. Some people simply cant get in the ideal state of mind.
