Darren Till

[7] Born in Liverpool, Till started his Muay Thai training at the age of 12 and turned professional three years later, before transitioning to MMA.

[10] During his teenage years, he would live in different places such as his gym and relatives' houses after an incident he had with his mother which got him kicked out of the family home.

[13] He subsequently joined Astra Fight Team in Balneário Camboriú, despite being unable to speak Portuguese and with minimal knowledge of grappling.

[10] While he planned to spend six months in South America, he stayed for three and a half years and welcomed a daughter with his girlfriend in Brazil.

[21] After a significant shoulder injury and various personal issues kept him out of action for an extended period of time, Till returned to face Jessin Ayari on 28 May 2017 at UFC Fight Night 109.

After negotiating with Thompson's team, the bout proceeded at a catchweight with the stipulation that Till could not weigh more than 188 pounds on the day of the fight.

[36] Despite talks of a potential move up to Middleweight, Till stayed at Welterweight and faced Jorge Masvidal on 16 March 2019 at UFC Fight Night 147.

[39] On 26 August, it was announced Till was returning to the middleweight division to face Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 244 on 2 November.

[46] On the week before the fight, Till was forced to pull out from the match due to a broken collarbone,[47] and he was replaced by Kevin Holland.

[56] Till started his Muay Thai training at the age of 12 and turned professional three years later, before transitioning to MMA.

[59] Although a punch that landed to the back of the head of Mutie caused him to fall to the ground, Till was awarded the victory by technical knockout.

[60] On 17 November, it was announced that Till would make his MF-professional boxing debut against English professional boxer Tommy Fury on 18 January 2025 at MF & DAZN: X Series 20 at the Co-op Live in Manchester.

[61] On 6 December however, Fury announced that he had withdrawn from the bout due to Till at the press conference stating he would resort to "MMA tactics" if he was losing the fight.

[62] On 29 December, Till's new opponent was announced to be American mixed martial artist Anthony Taylor.

[67][68] On 18 April 2019, Till was arrested in Tenerife after trashing a hotel room when he was asked to leave, and for also stealing a taxi while the driver was loading his luggage into the trunk.

[70] Till was penalised by Swedish police for driving under the influence of alcohol with over three times the legal limit in his system on 31 July 2022.

[73] In the 30 August hearing at Liverpool Magistrates' Court, Till pleaded guilty for the first two offences, while the third was dropped by the prosecution.

Till in 2020