Rumored Darren TIll released by ufc

ExitLUPin said:
Looks like he'll be Khamzat's full time punching bad and comanager.

Only 3 belts shy of his goal of 3 weight champ. In all seriousness one of the most overrated fighters of the past decade.
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When I said he was overrated a few weeks back everyone jumped on me, thanks for telling the truth.
 
His confidence got cracked and he just couldn’t stop the bleeding
 
jeff7b9 said:
I think he just matched up well against Whittaker. Till still loses to the guys thay beat him.

Till does well in a tactical kickboxing match, hence his success against Wonderboy, Whittaker, Gastelum, Cowboy.

He had the height and reach to do well in those matchups against guys who weren't going to grapple or really brawl him.
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I'm not entirely convinced. Whittaker was better equipped to go tit-for-tat with him in a technical kickboxing match while also adding in an extra layer of offense via takedowns than almost anyone. He shot 13 takedowns against Till in that fight and only secured two with just under 2.5 minutes of control time -- and I'm pretty sure most of that was from him being posted up on top of Till following the knockdown in Round 2.

Now you can argue that Brunson is an overall better wrestler than Whittaker and I'd agree with you, especially when it comes to top game upon getting the fight to the mat. You could maybe even make the same case about Dricus too although I feel we need to see a little bit more of him to really judge. But Whittaker has deceptively good takedowns -- especially his well-timed, explosive blast doubles. He got Izzy down four times and at one point took his back in the rematch. He also badly outwrestled Gastelum. He's shown himself to be a competent albeit not elite offensive grappler following his first loss to Adesanya. The fact that Till was able to stop 85% of his takedowns and immediately scramble up from the other 15% -- especially the eagerness and tenacity he showed in doing so -- makes me think that he wouldn't get ragdolled by Brunson or Dricus as badly as he did IRL. He had similar success against Gastelum's wrestling in the fight just before, snoozefest though it was. Hell, even back in his godawful performance against Woodley he stuffed all four of Tyron's takedown attempts despite T-Wood getting in fairly deep on some of them.

Which brings us to the striking. Darren Till is a bit of a paradox in that he can't decide whether he wants to be a technical sniper/counter-striker or a pressure-fighter because he's had moments of legitimate success doing both... and also gotten knocked out doing both. The guy who fought Whittaker was more of the former and I think that Brunson with his chin-up, rushing in full-speed, herky jerky brawling -- unorthodox though it may be -- would be liable to getting clipped in an exchange. He would have to rely heavily on the threat of the takedown and his power to survive the stand-up IMO. Dricus is the same story; the guy is defensively irresponsible to a fault and relies heavily on his chin. Both guys took some really honest shots from Till as it stands after all, and I think their style of striking would play right into his hands. I can absolutely see either guy running into a straight left or intercepting elbow like Rob did in Round 1 if they don't outgrapple him immediately.

Mind you, I'm not a Darren Till fan. Like I said I thought he was always overhyped. To me he was just some British guy with a funny accent who boasted about cutting a lot of weight and occasionally posted memes. If anything, I have an active reason to be salty about the guy because of what many people consider his hometown decision over Wonderboy (one of my favorite fighters) and the fact that he permanently fucked up Thompson's leg with oblique kicks in that fight. It's just I feel that there was a perceivable difference in the displayed skill set, motivation, drive -- whatever you want to call it -- between the Darren Till who stepped into the cage against Whittaker and the one who showed up following a lay-off of over a year in the wake of multiple injuries and some personal drama. All this on top of the fact that I think that that version of Till just matches up better against Dricus and Brunson.

Maybe I'm giving Darren too much credit, though.
 
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Its pretty obvious he has a serious knee injury and its been holding him back. Hasn't looked good in a while. Should go to Mexico and get those stem cell treatments.
 
I enjoyed Darren’s title run. It’s a shame how things have turned out. Also, it’s probably a good time to unfollow him on Instagram.
 
Till bought into his own hype. The UFC tried to hype him up as this fearsome KO machine and he built his fighting style around setting up the kill shot but he's just not that guy. When has he ever shown serious one shot KO power? He should've been patterning his fighting style around a volume striking style. A Bisping-esque style would serve him well IMO.
 
linvillegorge said:
Till bought into his own hype. The UFC tried to hype him up as this fearsome KO machine and he built his fighting style around setting up the kill shot but he's just not that guy. When has he ever shown serious one shot KO power? He should've been patterning his fighting style around a volume striking style. A Bisping-esque style would serve him well IMO.
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He doesn't seem to have the tdd or cardio for a volume style though.i like till and mayne going to a smaller show will help him but I dont really see him competing for a title in any of the major orgs.he should take a good amount of time off and work his wrestling and submissions. In his last couple fights he gets tired and seems to pull people into mount.
 
That’s unfortunate. One of those dudes that just could never put it all together. Perhaps this is exactly what he needs to realize he’s got to stop fucking around.
 
FEDORFAN44 said:
Could you imagine him fighting wilkinson or Thiago Santos? Shoe face is even more of nightmare match up
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Meh, PFL is weak. Only Kyla and Larissa are actually good fighters.
I wish Till well and want to see him succeed. He could go to Bellator and BJM can talk about how good Till is. That dude just blathers on and on about how great everyone is.
 
Paul E Gensinger said:
Meh, PFL is weak. Only Kyla and Larissa are actually good fighters.
I wish Till well and want to see him succeed. He could go to Bellator and BJM can talk about how good Till is. That dude just blathers on and on about how great everyone is.
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I wouldnt mind seeing him in bellator but I dont think he beats any of their top guys.would like to see him vs lima at 185
 
he can go get some money at BKFC
just avoid picking pro boxers for these matches
 
I got yellow carded for ripping on Till before so I'm gonna keep this short and sweet. Ahahaha hahahahahahaha!!!

Darren Till is a drug user and he was never my friend
 
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