Darren Till just got into a brawl at Social
Knockout after his opponent couldn’t continue… #mma
#boxing pic.twitter.com/cyVxq71p7h— Mase (@cutman_mase)
July 6, 2024
Darren
Till’s first foray into the Sweet Science was memorable, though
not necessarily for the right reasons.
The
Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran’s bout against Mohammad
Mutie at Social Knockout 3 in Dubai was halted in the second
round when Mutie complained that he had been hit in the back of the
head. Ultimately, Till was awarded a technical knockout victory
when it was determined that Mutie couldn’t continue.
That’s when things got chaotic. Mutie approached Till to apparently
complain about the illegal punch and a brawl ensued, with other
individuals entering the ring to join in the fray. Till and Mutie
went to the canvas before eventually being separated.
“This is fighting – you get hit. If you don’t want to continue
fighting, don’t fight. He’s not a fighter. He’s trying to be a
fighter. He’s a coward,” Till said in a post-fight interview. “Then
when I’m minding my own business he comes and attacks me. I’m so
sorry. I am not that guy. I am a respectful guy. I love fighting. I
love Dubai, I’ve been coming here since 2016. I’m standing here
minding my own business and he came over and attacked me with his
team. I’ve got to defend myself, so I’m sorry about that guys. I
am.”
Till was originally slated to make his professional boxing debut
against Julio Cesar
Chavez Jr. on the undercard of Jake Paul vs.
Mike Tyson. However, that fight was canceled when the main event
was postponed.
Till was making his first combat sports appearance since December
2022, when he was submitted in the third round by current
middleweight champion Dricus Du
Plessis at UFC 282. The 31-year-old Liverpool native lost five
of his last six bouts in the Octagon before parting ways with the
promotion in 2023. Till began his UFC tenure as a rising star who
was unbeaten in his first six outings before falling to Tyron
Woodley in a 170-pound title bout in September 2018. That
marked the beginning of a skid that eventually led to his departure
from the UFC.