UFC middleweight Darren Till is coming off of a tough loss to Derek Brunson back in September. The news came shortly after that he went into the fight with a serious injury.
The Englishman doesn't like to make excuses and admits Derek Brunson was the better man that night. That hasn't stopped him from claiming he is a better fighter and shouldn't have lost.
“Fair dues to Brunson, he beat me fair and square. And it just hurts a little bit because like, I mean, I don’t want to disrespect Brunson by saying this, but I just feel like I lost to a man who I should never lose to,” Till explained on The MMA Hour. “Like, I’m a better fighter than Brunson. And yeah, he took me down, but on my best day Brunson takes me down and I bounce right back up and get the finish. And it stung a little bit, but you know what? I see a lot of new faces coming to the UFC, and I just wanted to step back and take stock on what’s important to me and what’s important to me in my life.
“Fighting is still the number-one thing of my life and I just know my potential through and through. And I’ve had a few losses. That’s it. … I see my age and I compare it to all these other guys in the UFC, and for the amount I’ve done already in the UFC, I’m fairly young and I feel like I’m only going to get better and learn. And I’ve just got to be humble with it and understand. I’ve just got to be really like a realist with it. And it was good just to take a break from the mayhem of being an MMA fighter, especially such a well-known one.”
There is currently no information on Darren Till's next UFC fight although there have been some rumors. It will be interesting to see who the UFC picks for him next.
