Returning to action this weekend, Darren Till has another fight in mind ahead of his showdown with Luke Rockhold.
Booked to headline Misfits Boxing 22, former UFC welterweight title challenger Darren Till will headline a card in Manchester, taking on former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold in a professional boxing matchup.
And enjoying a two-fight winning run over both Anthony Taylor and then fellow Octagon alum Darren Stewart since his departure from the UFC in 2023, Till seems to hold a grudge from his time in the promotion.
So much so, the Liverpool star has vowed to land a re-run with a specific ex-foe, and this time knock him out in brutal fashion.
Darren Till vows to knock out Jorge Masvidal in future rematch
Exiting the Dana White-led promotion in the midst of a three-fight losing run, Till most recently dropped a submission loss to former middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis at the end of 2022.
But in one of his most infamous losses in the promotion, Till headlined a UFC London card against inaugural BMF champion Jorge Masvidal — suffering a hellacious second-round knockout loss in the pair’s grudge match.
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Linked in the time since their 2019 meeting with an eventual rematch, Till failed to land a re-run with the Floridian; however, he vows to knock out Masvidal if they ever share the ring or cage again.
I actually Facetimed (Jorge) Masvidal while he was in Thailand and asked him to take the fight [at Misfits 22],” Till told MMA Fighting. “But he showed me his belly, and it looked like he was having a really good time.
“So I was like, maybe that fight doesn’t happen. But I’d just love to get that fight back because Masvidal knows I’ll knock him out if we fight.
“But obviously, he’s doing it for the paycheck. He’s got one up on me, so I do need my revenge fight with him. But hopefully it will come one day.”
Darren Till reveals plan to earn Jake Paul clash
With a victory over Rockhold this weekend in Manchester, former welterweight title chaser Till has sights fixed on some other high-profile clashes.
In particular, Till has long been linked with another grudge match in the form of a showdown with Jake Paul.
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And while he’ll have to wait until the Ohio native settles his differences with Gervonta Davis in November, he’s still gunning for the clash.
“I want to fight the best. Carl Froch, Luke Rockhold, Nate Diaz, Nick Diaz, Jake Paul, we’ve got to put him up there, Tommy Fury,” Till explained. “I like fighting these people, so just keep giving them to me. I’ll keep winning.”