The build-up to Misfits Boxing’s upcoming event in Manchester was always going to get heated.
On Saturday night, the promotion will crown an inaugural bridgerweight champion when Darren Till faces off with Luke Rockhold in the main event.
With the likes of Tony Ferguson and Dillon Danis also set to be in action, the chances of there being some drama on fight week were high.
As was the case in their earlier face-to-face interaction when the fight was announced, Till and Rockhold clashed at the press conference.
In the middle of one of their vocal exchanges, it appears that the Brit was granted a wish that he was pushing for in regards to the bout’s ruleset.
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Darren Till and Luke Rockhold shake hands on extending their main event bout to eight rounds
The main event of Misfits 22, also known as ‘Ring of Thrones’, was scheduled to be a six-round bout for the inaugural bridgerweight title.
It now looks like the two men involved have come to an agreement at the press conference for a last-minute rule change.
Darren Till, who has been booked to go eight rounds in his previous two outings under the Misfits Boxing banner, called out Luke Rockhold for not wanting to go the additional two.
He criticized the former UFC middleweight champion for this before offering to shake his hand and agree to eight rounds right then and there.
“You said, you would pull out of the fight, you didn’t even want more money, if it went to eight rounds,” Till said. “You are not ready. Well let’s shake, are you a man?”
While the two men did appear to briefly shake hands, this only led to an even more heated back-and-forth between them, with Till accusing his opponent of trying to pull his arm rather than “being a man” and shaking his hand.
Though Rockhold did agree to the rounds, he did dispute the Brit’s claim that he had requested a slight weight allowance for the fight.
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Darren Till continued to pressure Luke Rockhold in their face off
Darren Till clearly wasn’t satisfied with the handshake that he received from Luke Rockhold to agree to their bout taking place over eight rounds.
The Brit continued to mention this in their face-off, asking the security to let him approach his opponent so that he could properly shake his hand.
“Let me get close please. I’m not going to touch him, otherwise I won’t get paid.”
Despite Till telling the security that he wouldn’t touch Rockhold, this didn’t last long.
‘The Gorilla’ looked to try and push the American once the two men were brought closer before they were quickly separated once again.