UFC Liverpool’s official announcement was barely a minute old before Darren Till dropped his name.
Standing onstage at The 02 in London, with the biggest fight date of his young career announced, Till immediately switched the attention to his fellow Team Kaobon proponent, Mike Grundy.
It was rumored that the 11-1 Brit came close to securing a promotional debut against Nasrat Haqparast at UFC London. Cage Warriors featherweight champion Nad Narimani later filled the slot. However, the fight never came to be as Haqparast was forced from the card with an eye injury.