Darren Till is aware adjustments need to be made after suffering a third consecutive loss on Saturday at UFC 282.
Till (18-5-1 MMA, 6-5-1 UFC) has now gone more than three years without getting his hand raised after a third-round submission loss to Dricus Du Plessis at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It’s been a rough run for the Brit, and although it’s clearly discouraging, Till’s spirit is not broken and he vows to return.
“You don’t always get what you want in this life,” Till said in an Instagram reaction video after UFC 282. “It’s tough. F*cking 29 now. I’ve been at this top of this sport since 2017. I entered in the UFC in 2015. I’m not retiring. This is not a retirement speech. I’m 29. That would be stupid to retire. But I’m on a bit of losing skid at the moment, I really am. I’m not finding my right ways and stuff like that. It’s crazy because when I’m in the gym sparring with all these best guys in the world, truly I’m in the element. But when I step there in the octagon, I just can’t seem to put things together. I have moments like in the second round where I’m untouchable then certain things happen.”
When Till shows up healthy and in form, he can be a handful to deal with. It’s been a long time since that happened, however, and the negative results have come along with it.
Still on the right side of 30, though, Till knows there’s still time for him to turn things around. Once he figured out how to do that, he said he’ll be back.
“I just want to say to everyone there, whether you love me or hate me, I’m sorry,” Till said. “I tried to come and put a show on. I cut no corners. I train. Maybe I train too much. I train like a man demented. The past 13 week I gave my all. I give my all to this sport. I don’t know what to do now. I think I’m going to have a little bit of time off from the UFC and just rethink stuff. I’m not retiring. I want to fight soon. I want to fight next year, but I just want to spend Christmas with my family and spent time with everyone who supports me properly. My team back home and that’s it. Hope you enjoyed the fight, it was a bit of a war. Well done to Dricus.
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