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“That Loss Obviously Broke Me” – Darren Till Looks Back at His Losses

Published 07/05/2020, 10:27 AM EDT

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UFC middleweight Darren Till opened up about the losses from his past fights.

Darren Till entered the UFC with a perfect 12-0 record. Since then he has been facing world-class competitors. After his unanimous decision win over Stephen Thompson, Till challenged Tyron Woodley for the welterweight championship.

Unfortunately for Till, he came up short. The Liverpudlian was dropped by the former champion and then submitted with a D’Arce choke. His next match was not any better. Despite dropping Jorge Masvidal, he was brutally knocked out in his home country.

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Nevertheless, Till made a comeback in his fight against Kelvin Gastelum. He secured a split decision victory over the American. Although he won his previous match, Till cannot get over his defeats. In an interview with IFL TV, Till said:

“No, I don’t I’ll ever fully be over it, man. I think the losses are there forever.”

Darren Till thinks his losses will always stick around

Till suffered his most devastating loss at the hands of Masvidal last year. Following his defeat, the Brit found it hard to cope up with the loss. During his UFC 244 post-fight interview, he revealed that he was thinking of faking an injury to avoid competing.

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“That loss obviously broke me. It beat me. Masvidal beat me. That’s always gonna be there with me forever. It’s just the part of the system,” Till added. They’ll be with you forever. You will replay and think about them forever. It’s not like ‘I’m done and dusted with that’. As I said, I don’t wanna give cliché answers.”

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Despite the losses, Till has not forgotten about his legacy. He claims that people will recognize him for his work inside the cage. Besides that, he stated that losses are a good thing to have.

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“I think the losses are as important as the wins. Because people look back… ‘Look how Till came back from that loss and this loss.’ I think it’s a good thing to have as a part of your career.”

Till will return in August to face off against the former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker. The fight will go down at Yas Island, Abu Dhabi.

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