UFC star Darren Till has been told he could earn a middleweight title opportunity if he beats Paolo Costa in his octagon return.
The British fighter has been struggling to get back to form after being beaten by Tyron Woodley back in 2018 and is 1-4 in his last five fights. But just one victory over Costa, who has dropped to No.6 since his own world title opportunity in 2020, could be enough to get Till in with Israel Adesanya for the gold.
Adesanya has wiped out his division and is set to face Alex Pereira in a trilogy fight of sorts at UFC 281 in New York City on November 12. Should he get past the Brazilian, he will have defeated the entire top five, including two wins over Robert Whittaker and Marvin Vettori who are ranked at No.1 and No.3 respectively.
