In a battle of two striking forces, southpaw Darren Till will face former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker in UFC Fight Island 3 main event. Whittaker has more MMA experience than Till, holding a record of 11-3 in UFC. But on the downside, he last fought in October 2019 and lost his bout against Israel Adesanya. It has been over two years since Robert last won a match in UFC 225.
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Something interesting to note is that the two fighters are identical on many scales. Both are born in December and are exactly 6 ft tall. Darren Till, however, is still making a transition from welterweight to middleweight. But a heavyweight legend like Daniel Cormier believes that the middleweight division is where Till always belonged.
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Robert Whittaker is obviously hungry to make a comeback. He knows well that winning this important bout can strengthen his chances for a rematch against Adesanya. In the promo video, he says, “Honestly, I’m starving right now. I had my brike and I feel like I felt that spark hanged back, the fire, the hunger, to get in there and do what I do.” He added, “I love fighting. Nothing means more to me than going into the Octagon in July and smashing Darren Till.”
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— UFC (@ufc) July 21, 2020
The Reaper surely wishes to make a statement and cement his place among the greatest in the category. He would like to regain that winning momentum he had from 2014 to 2018 when he won nine back-to-back fights.
Darren Till is equally pumped up!
The Gorilla is on a mission to prove that he has got in him what it takes to become a middleweight champion. He said, “I get better every single day, there’s so much more I’ve got to show. I ain’t stopping in this game yet.”
He wishes to earn that legendary status, and soon. “I am a man on a mission. I’m gonna do whatever it takes to beat Robert Whittaker, I’m in. No one will stop me,” he said.
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