Darren Till Plans Hiatus From The UFC After Loss To Dricus Du Plessis, Shoots Down ‘Stupid’ Retirement Calls

Former undisputed UFC welterweight title challenger, Darren Till has revealed he’s planning to take a hiatus from the Octagon following final night time’s third spherical submission loss to Dricus du Plessis on the principle card of UFC 282, nonetheless, insisted he wouldn’t be retiring from combined martial arts. 

Returning for the primary time since September of final 12 months, Until entered final night time’s conflict with du Plessis, off the again of a pair of losses towards Derek Brunson, and former undisputed middleweight champion, Robert Whittaker.

Clashing with South African finisher, du Plessis final night time on the T-Cell Enviornment, Until was virtually completed on the Octagon fence within the opening exchanges of the primary spherical, receiving notable punishment each on the toes and with floor strikes.

Mustering a rally within the second body, Until would in the end, nonetheless, drop a submission loss midway through the third and final round, with du Plessis latching onto a rear-naked choke. 

Darren Until shoots down speak of a possible retirement from MMA

With the Staff Kaobon native’s future up within the air of the again of his now third consecutive loss within the group, Until admitted he would seemingly take a while away from the game, nonetheless, baulked at strategies of a “silly” retirement. 

“You don’t all the time get what you need on this life,” Darren Until mentioned in a video following UFC 282. “It’s powerful. F*cking – I’m 29 now, I’ve been on the high of this sport since 2017, i entered into the UFC again in 2015. I’m doing this video ‘trigger I really feel like you need to do it now. The correct time’s now – I’m not retiring. This isn’t a retirement speech. I’m 29. That might be silly to retire.”