Darren Till was left with a bloody mouth after training with UFC star Khamzat Chimaev at his gym in Sweden.
Till has been training at the Allstars Gym in Stockholm alongside UFC fighters such as Chimaev and Alexander Gustafsson.
'The Gorilla' and Chimaev respectfully teased a fight last year but have gone on different paths as Till is without a win since 2019 whilst 'Borz' is 4-0 in the UFC.
After being outwrestled and submitted by Derek Brunson last September, Till knew he needed to improve his wrestling so has linked up with accomplished freestyle wrestler Chimaev.
And the Chechen has clearly been putting Till through the paces at his gym judging by Till's bloody face.
"Lad, got my a*** kicked," Till told BlockAsset with his mouth visibly bloodied up. "That's what it's all about though innit? Getting it done."
"Work was good, nice to work with the best guys in the world. I work on the grappling and wrestling, he learn something," Chimaev said.
"Next time we work on the striking, I learn something. It works like that, I am happy he is here.
Till was also left with a bruised eye after training with 'Borz' and joked he would give him the same treatment soon.
The former welterweight title challenger Till has been plagued with a knee injury since last year and admitted he was injured heading into his fight with Brunson.
Till was beaten by Robert Whittaker in his fight before that and hasn't won a fight since outpointing Kelvin Gastelum in his 185-pound debut.
Speaking before his win at UFC 267 last October, Chimaev told Till to come to Sweden and train with him.
“No, I like this guy, actually,” Chimaev told BT Sport. “He’s funny. A funny guy. I feel sorry for him about last fight, he lose. He lose many fights last time. I think he’s good, but has to train harder."
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“If he wants to come to Stockholm, he’s welcome. I told him, I can help you with your wrestling or something. And we can spar, we can train.”
Chimaev - who will likely face top welterweight Gilbert Burns next - has switched between 170-pounds and 185-pounds during his four wins in the UFC.
He has called out Kamaru Usman and Israel Adesanya for fights in the hopes of becoming one of few two-weight UFC champions.
Till moved up from welterweight to middleweight in 2019 after consecutive stoppage losses to Tyron Woodley and Jorge Masvidal.
The Liverpudlian has recently exchanged words with Uriah Hall on social media, but no opponent has been officially announced for Till's return.
