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Darren Till won’t corner Chris Curtis in London – This is why he changed his mind
UFC middleweights Darren Till and Chris “The Actionman” Curtis. Photo: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports and via Instagram: (@actionman513)
Darren “The Gorilla” Till recently agreed to corner his late replacement Chris Curtis on Saturday’s UFC London event. However, the Liverpool middleweight now changed his mind and won’t be Curtis’s cornerman.
In a recent statement on Twitter he explained why.
“I won’t be cornering Chris this weekend at UFC London, I feel it would be disrespectful to the whole situation after pulling out of the fight to then turn up to the corner of the fight. I wish Chris the best of luck he’s a proper guy and we trained together and he can do good things, I also wish Jack the best of luck may both men have a good fight,” Till tweeted.
— D (@darrentill2) July 21, 2022
Read more: Darren Till comments pulling out of Hermansson fight: “Be back stronger”
UFC middleweight Darren Till struggled with injuries
Since his move to middleweight, No. 9 ranked Darren Till is 1-2. He fought top opponents Robert Whittaker, Derek Brunson and Kelvin Gastelum, and took a important split-decision win over the latter. All in all, “The Gorilla” has got a record of 18-4-1.
The 29-year-old fan favourite has competed only once in the last two years and struggled with injuries. He was scheduled to face Jack Hermansson back in December 2020 but was forced to pull out from the bout due to an injury. On 10 April 2021 he was set to fight Marvin Vettori, but the week before the fight Till was forced to withdraw due to a broken collarbone.
Read more: A closer look at Jack Hermansson’s new opponent Chris “Action Man” Curtis
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