As far as how he prepares to attend to the injury, Till couldnt speak on its seriousness, though he said he expects to have to undergo surgery at some time.
I simply had to stay fixed and sort of just fight on it.
Darren Till left it all in the cage on Saturday night, and an early injury may keep him out of it for the foreseeable future.
Maybe it just stopped me bouncing a bit, but it was a real excellent fight. I feel like we both won the fight– Im not stating I feel like I won it, its just we both won. Colin gets me prepared for every battle and I was all set for this battle.
” Theres a few battles there,” Till said. “If Rob doesnt get a title shot, I d like to go to New Zealand and combat Rob again. I truly delighted in the battle with him. I was fit for 5 rounds. Thats all thanks to my coach Colin and my group and my family and my close good friends. Colin gets me all set for every battle and I was ready for this fight.
A bruised-up Till said he felt fine afterward, he admitted at the evenings post-fight presser that he suffered a knee injury during the fight.
Possibly it just stopped me bouncing a bit, but it was a genuine great fight. I feel like I won it. I feel like we both won the fight– Im not stating I feel like I won it, its just we both won.
” I do not like to sit here and Im not the type [to make] excuses, but I have to provide credit to Rob in the second round,” Till stated when asked if there were issues with his leg. “He knee stomped me, like I did to Stephen Thompson– They should be prohibited (laughs)– It simply blew my knee, like my knee simply went * pwooo * under me, crashed. That was it then for the entire fight. I simply needed to remain static and sort of just combat on it.
Some judges might see the power shots in the battle, and other judges like tonight saw the busier fighter won the battle.
With his 2nd straight strong revealing versus an elite middleweight (Till made a split nod over Kelvin Gastelum in his UFC launching at 185 pounds in November), “The Gorilla” appears to have a lot of choices in a department that is currently filled with fresh challengers in addition to big name veterans.
Either man might have won that battle tonight. Thats just sometimes how the battle is. Some judges might see the power shots in the battle, and other judges like tonight saw the busier fighter won the fight.
” Probably gon na get a little bit of surgery now,” he stated. Fix that, get back in the fitness center, and theres million of battles out there for me, and Im one of the top guys in this company and Im gon na continue to be.”
The middleweight competitor went five rounds with former champ Robert Whittaker in the UFC on ESPN 14 primary event, falling brief on the cards with 48-47 scores across the board in Whittakers favor.
Hes interested in heading into Whittakers area for a rematch and likewise still plans to battle existing middleweight champ Israel Adesanya. Nevertheless, in the meantime, hes content to recover up and bask in the radiance of a competitive headlining fight.
