Darren Till ‘not going anywhere’ despite requesting UFC release

Darren Till has insisted he is ‘not going anywhere’, despite the UFC granting the Liverpudlian a release from its roster.

Till, 30, last fought in December, losing to Dricus Du Plessis on points to suffer a fifth defeat in his last six fights.

The automated Twitter account UFC Roster Watch tweeted on Tuesday (28 February), “Fighter removed: Darren Till,” leading to speculation that the middleweight had been cut.

However, Till took to Twitter on Wednesday (1 March) to clear up the matter, writing: “What’s happening everyone, Me, Dana [White, UFC president] & Hunter [Campbell, UFC executive vice-president and CBO] are still cool as f***.

“I asked UFC [to] remove me just [to] sort some other s*** for the foreseeable [future]. They happily agreed to release me out of contract which I appreciate.

“I’m not going anywhere, got big plans to execute & I’ll be back.”

Till challenged for the UFC welterweight title in 2018, losing to Tyron Woodley via submission to suffer a first loss in mixed martial arts.

The Liverpudlian was then knocked out by Jorge Masvidal in London, before bouncing back with a points win against Kelvin Gastelum at middleweight.

Since that victory in November 2019, Till has lost three bouts in a row, coming up short on points against Robert Whittaker and Du Plessis either side of a submission defeat by Derek Brunson.

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