Darren Till Reveals The Truth on Being AXED By UFC, Tragic Downfall & Future MEGA Fights

Darren Till opens up about being axed by the UFC, his tragic downfall, and his plans for future mega fights. Don't miss this exclusive insight into Till's journey.
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0:00 Darren Till
1:10 Early Years & MMA
9:45 Training in Thailand
14:00 I Was Stabbed
21:00 Moving to Brazil
29:40 UFC Fights
37:20 Being Famous
40:01 Title Fights & Leaving UFC
47:00 Mega Fights
52:00 INSANE Weight Cuts
58:11 Dana White Exposed
1:06:00 Mike Tyson & Jake Paul
1:08:00 Steroids in UFC
1:15:00 Who is The GOAT?
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Timecodes 0:00 Darren Till 1:10 Early Years & MMA 9:45 Training in Thailand 14:00 I Was Stabbed 21:00 Moving to Brazil 29:40 UFC Fights 37:20 Being Famous 40:01 Title Fights & Leaving UFC 47:00 Mega Fights 52:00 INSANE Weight Cuts 58:11 Dana White Exposed 1:06:00 Mike Tyson & Jake Paul 1:08:00 Steroids in UFC 1:15:00 Who is The GOAT?

[@marleyward8796]

🐐

[@LIIIIIFE]

DARREN "THE NEVER WAS AND NEVER WILL BE" TILL WILL NEVER BE BACK IN THE UFC BECAUSE OF YOU. MARK MY WORDS.

[@SatoshiShintoMe]

Darren, stop ducking Guru. Face him and overcome those fears already! It's time..

[@CM-xn7cm]

Time-codes 0:00 - 1:27:07 Heavy Breathing

[@user-li5oq4qo6m]

Does till have a cold or bn sniffing patsys??

[@chriscrosstheworld716]

I met Mr Till, briefly, back stage at The almighty fighting championship in Liverpool. He was supporting his friend who was recovering from cancer. He snuck up behind me as I was photographing the fighters. He had a big smile on his face and a twinkle in his eye.

[@Samlevine111]

Ok

[@briansarah2745]

Did he let you look at it???

[@UncleSamSiam]

Did he sneak up behind you with twinkle in his eye?

[@user-jk9st4pm8w]

Ayoo

[@fastbulletz]

@@UncleSamSiam Did he do it with a bright and shiny smile?

[@benbenester1229]

Darren holds the world record for saying ‘like’ 24,000 times within an hour and 20mins…

[@jimmy6283]

Try Stephen French then another scouser 😂

[@dt937]

Your name running him close with the amount of 'ben' init

[@forplexforplex8831]

I counted 24,510 times🎉🎉🎉

[@West.Londoner]

And about 33.000 contradictions

[@Jack-jz5kt]

He is a scouser what do u expect

[@Astral_Kay]

Really enjoyed this!! I love to hear in these in depth conversations about people’s lives! Darren has had an interesting life! I had no idea! Really cool! TY!

[@BM-bc6jj]

Comes across as a great guy. Very happy for him to cash in and make the best of his opportunity. Great interview. Impressed.

[@jimjogger306]

Make the best of his opportunity? He suffered by not dedicating to the sport like a proffesional, He can say all he wants but all the locals know hes in the clubs on a daily basis. He's not lying when he says he trained none stop, But what he misses out is he trains none stop for a few months, Then parties for the rest of the year.

[@laak72]

Mike Perry is on mma hour at moment saying Darren Till has turned down major million dollar payday to fight him bare Knuckle. Needs to take a fight while still (sort of?) relevant......

[@xXItZzLeWXx]

Darren has ruled out bare knuckle, doesn’t want to compete in that sport, and I don’t blame him. It’s so damaging. Pretty sure he’s trying to make a boxing match with Perry

[@DyllanNoRegrets]

You definitely don't understand the severity of any fight let alone a bare knuckle fight with Perry especially coming off the couch, he's got a family to think about, there are plenty of ways to make money

[@laak72]

​@@DyllanNoRegretsWhat don't I understand? Didn't give an opinion on BK fighting, just reported what I'd just heard Mike Perry saying 5 minutes previously. I do, however, think he should take the right offer (whatever he thinks that is) sooner rather than later while he still has that UFC shine. Remember, in pure fighting terms, he's coming of a run of losses. And, this is my opinion, he is over rated as a fighter. His choice of opponent/organisation he next fights with/in is important and will determine how he is judged going forward.

[@Day-ZDuke]

@@DyllanNoRegrets.....ya well Darren is a “fighter”. He spent years training and learning, and now will turn down $2 million bout offers? Yes there are other ways to make money, that’s why people learn a trade / skill, get an education. Darren’s skill is fighting. What else is he gonna do that will make him millions? And you could easily argue taking the fight would be thinking about his family and his future. He would be securing them financially

[@justanobody0]

Darren Til is his own free man, he can choose what he wants to do he can choose to make decisions that he feels are the best direction for his career and for himself

[@bluenose7984]

Till's been finished for years, i remember a leaked phone call between Whittaker and Till, weeks before they fought and Till phoned Whittaker up rotten drunk 8am in the morning and Whittaker was driving home from the gym...2 different mind sets....

[@richardmorley83]

Tight fight if I can remember

[@imanawfulprick]

​@@richardmorley83Defo was mate.

[@AC-wc7ju]

Whittaker and till are a really interesting yin and yang. When rob started mma he was a karate guy woth a purple belt in bjj, no wrestling. Around 2021 he made the commonwealth teams in freestyle wrestling, black belt in bjj, perfected his strength and conditioning. He never stopped improving. Darren stopped improving. It was the death of his career.

[@drunkpaulocosta9301]

​@@AC-wc7ju to be fair though he dropped Whittaker and the fight was fairly close. Goes to show how good he might have been without the partying

[@AC-wc7ju]

@drunkpaulocosta9301 yeah 100%. He dropped whittaker, till is talented, but rob beat him because he started mixing in tds after he got dropped once. And I don't believe till defended a single shot.. I mean he Lso had dricus, the current champ in trouble too in r2. Once again, one takedown and that was all she wrote.

[@alinahart1239]

Amazing interview, and I loved the questions and the easy rapport between both guys. Thoroughly enjoyed it and subscribed.

[@scottswift8153]

MATE I tore my acl during that interview.

[@user-hb4wm6lh9f]

My old coach in Brazil still takes my kid to school, and I speak with him regularly,, I hope so Darren !

[@drunkpaulocosta9301]

I was thinking that... like no shit

[@TaterTotsNFanta]

Darren Till would be good if he worked on his wrestling, footwork, jujitsu, diet, head movement, throwin something other than a left, feints, overall cage iq, and basic escapes from bottom.

[@Day-ZDuke]

......that’s a lot of “ifs” brother. LoL

[@kevleafy]

😂

[@Pennyburn1688]

So basically everything 😂😂😂

[@SonOftheBattleCry]

He would be good if he was a good mma fighter

[@Harry-b123]

Have to start coaching him won’t you🍩

[@teedatrax2023]

All i can hear is ben breathing down the mic. But darren comes across as a good lad 👍

[@lewistrowbridge7514]

I just made the same comment about his breathing all he has to do is just sit back from the mic it would be fine

[@mrlittlemartian]

darth vader him

[@teedatrax2023]

@@mrlittlemartian 😂😂

[@cj-vp9rf]

love these kind of comments, "darren comes across as a good lad" hahahahahahaha sure he sleeps better at night knowing teedatrax2023 thinks hes a good lad (thumbs up emoji) hahahahahhahhh

[@teedatrax2023]

@@cj-vp9rf Thanks mate 🙂

[@darylmccarthy3926]

By far the most honest I’ve ever seen Till be, reckon if he was more like this and less of all the bravado that he would gain so many more fans and turn haters around!

[@Harry-hh1is]

Well he’s not being honest about being cut from the ufc

[@diliff]

@@Harry-hh1is How do you know that? I'm not saying I have the truth, but what makes you think he's not being honest? It makes total sense to me. The UFC doesn't normally cut fighters like Till just because they're on big losing streaks. Just look at Sam Alvey. If a fighter doesn't want to fight and wants to take a break for their health, the UFC isn't going to be that inclined to keep them around. Yes they have sometimes held fighters to their contracts to avoid them jumping ship, but that was usually in the context of pay disputes, and that doesn't seem to be the issue with Till.

[@snorky222222]

Subscribed. Great interview. Darren's smart & a great speaker. Should make it big in media.

[@Shaun_M13]

Watched Till through his career and admired his perseverance, but had no idea about his background - going to Thailand and Brazil as a young man chasing a dream. Comes across as a solid and relatable guy too. He’s earned the right to cash in at this stage. Top interview - respect

[@LIIIIIFE]

DARREN "THE NEVER WAS AND NEVER WILL BE" TILL WILL NEVER BE BACK IN THE UFC BECAUSE OF YOU. MARK MY WORDS.

[@Shaun_M13]

@@LIIIIIFE Need to work on the caps lock pal

[@LIIIIIFE]

@@Shaun_M13 DARREN EMPTY HEADED TILL LET PEOPLE AROUND HIM GET IN HIS HEAD. NOW HES OUT THE UFC AND NOBODY EVEN CARES.

[@cassanateli]

He was sent to Brazil because he couldn't stop acting like a chav though lol problem child, not champ material

[@Shaun_M13]

@@cassanateli fair point, but he stayed and grafted for 4 years

[@LewisHancock-sp4xq]

Absolutely brilliant podcast! always been a massive fan of Till and his honesty, proper scouser, proper brit👍 Smashed it Ben!

[@gabhandebrun1871]

Darren is a good bloke and still a good fighter

[@domrare]

right. cant forget how much of a fight he gave dricus, who ended up becoming champion currently. lighting dricus tf up on the feet and had him hurt multiple times. once it got to the ground it expectedly went downhill for till. he had some questionable decisions during that fight as well. makes me think if he REALLY worked on his ground game and MENTAL ASPECT AND FIGHT IQ, he could have gone through a charles olivera type of rebirth. like i said, he gave the champion a tougher fight than whittaker and brunson did, but also lost to both of those guys. Till will be a big "what-if" fighter for a while.

[@lourencorp-ly6tn]

not if understand others peoples lifes are their own, you dpnt need to stress a tiny bit about it or distress any real judgement from a perspective like yours or mine (so, so far away) who will never get close to a ufc belt much less be in the wars this guys was. im greatful for meeting till if not only by watching him, i dont need to fake anxiety for what he could have not hav

[@jat8051]

Just subscribed. Good stuff man 👊

[@lewisanderson1466]

Great listen

[@gibboco]

Great podcast Darren Till is a stand up guy and looking forward to see him return in the UFC!

[@rossanderson4832]

Solid interview

[@bewater4732]

Fantastic Interview !

[@realdata8624]

Good interview

[@Black-Circle]

Great interview! thank you

[@123prestolee]

Enjoyed this - thank you. Subscribed.

[@DopeAtoms]

This is a dope interview.. Just as someone listening whilst I'm working can you somehow record or edit out the heavy breathing going on next time please 😅 I will be back still🤘

[@ozzy1851]

Ya Ben health doesnt sound like he’s got a very healthy breathing pattern lol

[@DopeAtoms]

@@ozzy1851 😂

[@scottthompson2481]

Great podcast , loved it big Till fan .........

[@kmcke01]

Awesome interview which great questions being asked 👍

[@-Kreger-]

Excited to see Darren in boxing

[@dalemckinnon5281]

Brilliant podcast. Top man is Darren

[@cosmic867]

god bless you mate

[@colmanbyrne-mc1mm]

Have always wondered about Darrens story. Very interesting, thank you 🤙

[@thetotaldepravity]

Hope to see you in Chaing Mai one of these days, my home for 25 years. I once wrote a magazine article about a Scottish muay Thai fighter that was doing really well and trained here.

[@SonOftheBattleCry]

Andrew Tate knocked him out

[@matstacy6830]

great interview from both men. cant wait to see till fight again no matter what code it is

[@samboulton7722]

Great interview Ben. Darrens an incredibly talented and genuine bloke. Gotta feeling his best is yet to come - and would love to see a rematch between the Gorilla vs Masvidal. Good luck Till.

[@MrNiceGuy8922]

Best yet to come😂😂 and masvidal is💩 and will still knock him out again

[@Lozwave]

My ACL lad !

[@Baber1]

Not sure whats going on with the bitchy comments. Great interview, really enjoyed it, watched the whole way through.

[@ChrisJones-io5fw]

Great interview. Really interesting to hear Darren’s story. Seems a good guy. Good luck in the boxing 🥊

[@mg1898]

Outstanding pod brutha

[@ynwa9785]

Great podcast big respect Darren

[@BigKingBacon]

Admire this guy so much

[@unbroken1010]

Great interview, no fluff, no pandering, just reality. Heavy

[@keithdalton2095]

THE BEST WALK OUT DARREN IN LIVERPOOL, THOUSANDS PPL SINGING THE MAN IN TO THE OCTAGON, BRILLIANT THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES

[@James-uz5pk]

Darren was so good he 9 years younger than me he hit me on jaw wen he was 15 I was 24 really hurt that was Thai boxing days 😂

[@SonOftheBattleCry]

Cuz you’re weak if a 15 year old hurt you when you’re a man you don’t belong in a gym

[@jesusiskingofkings4428]

Respect mate

[@joshuadoughty]

He hit puberty early..🤷🏽

[@LennonZA]

Feed Jake Paul to Darren Till...

[@drunkpaulocosta9301]

Hell no Jake would win. Jake Vs any ranked fight plz.

[@xwhite2020]

I would not bet on Darren to win any fights.

[@apostleswarning8575]

Platinum..

[@droctagon3k]

Love him or hate him he's gone after it. Taking big risks and threw himself into what he wanted to do. Something most of us dream about and wish we had the balls to do.

[@chadconroy1095]

Good pod man im a fan

[@Day-ZDuke]

35:42 ....Whistler is not a “small village” in that sense. LoL. It’s an internationally known travel destination for skiing

[@razbusari703]

Great interview! Wishing DT all the best. I do hope he returns to the UFC and makes loads of 🤑

Been a fan since he entered the UFC. Wishing him all the luck with his career. It seems to be a British thing whereby athlete's have these up's and down's. Bisping is a prime example, just when you thought he was finished he reached the peak.

[@DJ95529]

I really hope Till gets back into the win column soon!

[@ImReadyD151]

Merab 100% on epo, has the best cardio in the history of the company

[@28gs28gs]

yes

[@andrewhill4365]

No he doesn’t there has been more guys to get in WAY harder fights and still keep going. Merab bout got his ass beat by a washed up marlon. Sean will beat his ass

[@soldierofgod349]

Why the hate? Jealous people talking about him tbh,brilliant interview

[@darrenwarby32]

It seems to be something go do with today's younger society, that they love to belittle others achievements. Maybe it's beca6of jealousy, as they've never achieved anything themselves.

[@millennialanimal]

8:50 that’s mad, that’s right down the road from where I grew up, I probably walked past Darren all the time not knowing I’d see him fight years later, mad.

[@blacksky9621]

Darren is a cool mate.

[@vickiprout7703]

Love Till I wish he would fight soon good luck with his future fights

[@garycroke6075]

Producer inhaling an exhaling loud throughout the entire interview.

[@michaelreynol8]

Darren came across as a decent chap here. Good work.

[@rekthereaper3760]

Trained with khamzat and absolutely still can't wrestle 😂

[@laytonwill7344]

Injuries

[@emmacurrie1091]

Great interview, just letting him tell all, quite emotional the stabbing story

[@oneill765]

Why refuses the fight against Perry ?

[@jc8095]

I quite like Darren, wish he was more successful in the UFC. Nice interview.

[@EstatesOfMinds]

The most Darren Till ever got paid was £350,000 for a main event? That’s disgusting. He sold out the arena.

[@paulkemp6314]

Daniel Cormier only got $900,000 when he was champ too

[@kiely4561]

Darrens teeth could illuminate Wembley stadium

[@Donatello-br4fd]

Quintin tarrintino is making a film abut his teeth dusk till dawn 3

[@andymcnab2.0]

😁

[@West.Londoner]

They are not his teeth

[@riccikinny2k10]

And he'd smash every tooth in your head clean out 😂😂

[@kiely4561]

@@West.Londoner you don’t say lol

[@hungryforlunch]

Dude turned down 2 mill to fight perry. His choice

[@MrDaigoRiki]

Respect

[@shiftylad9938]

Always someone else’s fault and I really like Darren. Go again. Seriously if any way possible. If not become the best coach. Because of your 3 language you could be good. English, Portuguese and scouse 😂💯👍👍👍🙏

[@Cilent__]

Who did he blame for anything in this interview?

[@PrettyGJulio]

I always had a soft spot for Darren❤😅

[@muthurajaramachandar4762]

What I thought you just run Facebook Ads 😅 anyways Awesome job Ben Heath.

[@DoubleDOwnage]

As a Canadian that lives in Toronto, ON, Canada and has been to Whistler, BC many times. I have to let you know Darren, it's not a small village or town. It's a ski resort town just outside a financial capital of Canada, Vancouver, BC. It is where the rich vacation and take skiing trips. It is the equivalent of Aspen, Colorado.

[@healthymindhealthybody9324]

Haven't liked what I've seen of Darren previously in the media, this was a much better insight into him. Slightly off topic, but as someone who is married to a Brazilian I can only admire Darren's ability to learn Portuguese, and to know he taught himself, that's really impressive

[@Mirici1]

Foreign language is not hard. You memorize 100 words and you are more than fine. We all use the same 100 words over and over and every once in a while we need a noun. Over time you pick up more nouns and you are chilling.

[@Mirici1]

By the way i am fluent in 6 languages before you reply

[@DGillian6406]

@@Mirici16?? Which ones?

[@Mirici1]

@@DGillian6406Australian, Irish, American, British, Canadian, New Zealandish

[@DGillian6406]

@@Mirici1 aahhhh! Nice 🤣

[@renderpeach]

Can't help but like Mr. Till!

[@airgunballistics1779]

He's "scared" was the impression he gave me while in the UFC ..

[@Yiealo6372jd]

Got pushed too fast & overhyped then didn’t live up to the hype

[@thatguyinthesky2553]

Would be great to see Darren fight again.

[@d.d.9706]

No it wouldn’t lol did you miss his last 7 atrocious performances 😂

[@lourencorp-ly6tn]

poor life prospect you must be on? wrong?

[@d.d.9706]

@@lourencorp-ly6tn is that English?

[@bonkerzmonkerz112]

Props to Till, he’s absolutely made the most of his very limited attributes. Brutally exposed against elite level fighters.

[@cristianhernandez3619]

He gets slept by Mike Perry 🔥🔥🔥

[@brandonking2679]

I want someone to love me as much as Darren loves himself.

[@CommonSense858]

Well done Darren...Miss ya in the UFC!

[@person1113]

Unfortunately Till was a lesson for the UFC, don't push young potential starts too fast. Look how slowly they have pushed O'Malley and Bo Nickal, they get easy work for at least 5-7 fights before getting ranked opponents.

[@user-zs9kw2mo9q]

Lol the small village of Whistler, BC is actually a tourist attraction

[@GarethSewell1982]

Where about in Liverpool is Darren from?

[@andymcnab2.0]

That weight cut he done in the Woodley v Till was horrendous.

[@romi-hs2vs]

That's his weight class

[@MrNiceGuy8922]

​@@romi-hs2vsmiddleweight

[@andymcnab2.0]

@romi-hs2vs When the fight got announced Darren was over 200lb on the first press conference 2 days before the weigh-in he was 180lb Losing 10lb in under 48 hours is ultra dangerous. He's to big to be fighting at welterweight, he's a natural cruiserweight

[@PrettyGJulio]

@@andymcnab2.0you mean middleweight ain’t no cruiser weight in MMA

[@QuiickScopeThis]

Seems a top guy, i hope he at least makes his money but ultimately would love to see him win a world title in UFC.

[@JohnDoe-hn9lq]

This guy had a shortcut to learning Portuguese, when someone taught him the translation for 'like' he had learned 15% of his vocabulary already! Seriously though great interview, much respect and I hope we see him back in the octagon soon.

[@G.ICECOOL]

not good enough simple as that plenty gob but at the top need more than that!!

[@Henricus.]

Glass of wine = Big fat line ☑️

[@drunkpaulocosta9301]

Nose Beers

[@Accoooo-mufc]

Wine line cigg… repeat

[@user-mp3zj9wc6v]

Darren . You need to win to stay in the Ufc . 🌄

[@lourencorp-ly6tn]

tell that to american "bland" fighters that are still there without being ever close to the top15

[@ajakl2234]

Ju can giv no advice to anyone got fucked by everyone even wonderboy won. Now ye on any podcast ye can chatting shit.

[@jamiem6613]

Good interview but proper clickbait with the Dana white ‘exposed’

[@justanobody0]

well, I guess one could view it as a warning for fighters he basically said, at the end of the day, Dana White is not your friend he's there to run a business, and to make the business money

[@TommyDuster-ml2qp]

They legit gave him the decision against Stephen Thompson when I thought wonderboy won. If you watch the fight he most def did. It was in his home country though and he was supposed to be the next Conor.

[@tricallyourmama]

Till lost that fight…wonder boy worked him easily and till only got the nod bc it was in his hometown

[@jonnyboyd7715]

Darrin needs to take the perry fight its a big pay fight . If he does good no matter if he loses he gets hype back.

[@lourencorp-ly6tn]

no jon, ppl arent thrilled with alvarez or pitbull

[@rickdurro1091]

Very Talented fighter was rushed in my opinion was fighting the top guy's straight away I hope he joins another organisation like ONE championship

[@sambod6627]

Would love to see darren back in the UFC, the guy was so talented, fast, powerful, amazing distance control, footwork, the guy went toe to toe with prime wonderboy and prime rob wittaker, him vs izzy was a huge 'what-if', hope he comes back and comes back for the right reasons and in the classic darren 'f*ck you' mind set, if not the UFC get him into ONE muay thai, i think he'd do amazing and today its big money.

[@d.d.9706]

He will never be back. He is absolute garbage compared to the elite level.did you miss his last 7 embarrassing performances 😂

[@jimswim2851]

“Fuckin’el lad me acl”

[@seanoduinn5638]

Nothing against Till, but got hyped far too much, he'll never fight in the UFC again, I hope he makes a fortune in boxing all the same

[@AltLineG]

till could have a movie made about his life. so interesting.

[@BayleyPantlin96]

Couldn’t care less about watching him fight some KZbinr, but good luck to him if he’s getting paid.

[@ItsameAlex]

cool

[@xancypillosi9497]

I like Till a lot. Wish I bet against him vs Woodley. He was such a. Huge favorite lol

[@caradavies3129]

Listening to this i now realise wat till went thru. B4 it seemed like this guy from Liverpool came out of nowhere, was gonna b the nxt big thing and then fudged it up at the pivotal moment and fell off the planet. And everyone was saying he is a hype job. But, honestly, Listening to him here, i think he has a lot more to give and i think we will c him in the ufc cage again involved in big fights. All the best to till ❤