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'I felt the guy's middle finger go to the back of my brain': Darren Till reveals details of injury from horrific eye poke in training camp - and admits he feared UFC 282 clash with Dricus du Plessis was at risk

Darren Till has revealed the full extent of a horrendous eye poke that 'felt like a finger went to the back of his brain'.

The Liverpool fighter has had rotten luck with injuries and was forced to pull out of his scheduled clash with Jack Hermansson earlier this year.

So when he suffered a gruesome eye poke during sparring he feared he may have to do the same again again of his UFC 282 showdown with Dricus du Plessis.

Darren Till suffered a horrendous eye poke in training in the run-up to UFC 282
The Liverpool fighter feared he would have to pull out but is ready to compete

'I was wrestling on the mat, and I shot for a takedown — I don't know why I'm doing that — it was like the worst thing to ever happen to me,' Till said.