Darren Till is coming off of a tough loss to Derek Brunson back in early September. The UFC bout was his second loss in a row with the first coming against Robert Whittaker.
Darren Till is taking it well though. He recently spoke with former UFC champion Michael Bisping and gave an idea on when he wanted to return.
“I’m good. Listen, losses are part of life and you have to take them losses,” UFC middleweight Till told Michael Bisping on Bisping’s Believe You Me podcast. “That was a tough loss to take. No disrespect to Derek, he was the better man on the night, but it was a tough loss. I know I can win that fight easily on me best day and that’s just it. I know it sounds so cliché but what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger and all these things, they’re all just allowing for better things for me. I enjoy the setbacks and this is another setback, but I don’t ever want to have another setback in me MMA career again…
“I know my future looks very, very bright… Literally, (against Robert Whittaker) I lost the fight on one takedown, and in my opinion right now, Whittaker is probably the best middleweight, one of the best. I know where I’m at and people who know, know where I’m at. All the haters, the haters will soon turn into fans. It’s just the way that this game goes.”
The UFC middleweight almost had the opportunity to fight Sean Strickland but wasn't able to take it. Now he is hoping to take on Jared Cannonier at some point.
“The UFC, they said to me, ‘Darren, we’re with you, we know what your potential is, we really love you, you’re always there for us, you’ll fight anyone anytime. You’re a man of the company,’ and I said of course,” Till said. “But they’re like, ‘Who do you want to fight?’ and I said Jared Cannonier is a good one. ‘Oh really? Jared already?’ Of course.
“There were a few options they threw out to me. One fight I really liked was Sean Strickland. They offered him as well, and I actually said to Sean – because I’ve seen him a few times at the UFC – I said, ‘Sean, if you want to get it on at some point, let’s do it because I think you’re a good fighter, I think it would be a good fight.’ So listen, I’m still fighting the top and that’s how it is.”
2022 is going to be an interesting year for Darren Till. The UFC contender will be looking to capitalize on a big year and get back to a title shot.
