UFC president Dana White has justified booking Darren Till to face former interim middleweight title challenger Kelvin Gastelum in the Brit’s debut at 185-pounds.
It was announced earlier this week that Till would face number-four ranked middleweight Gastelum at UFC 244 in November. Till (17-2-1) enters the fight on the back of consecutive losses at welterweight against Tyron Woodley and Jorge Masvidal.
White spoke to MMA Fighting earlier this week about the decision to match Till up against Gastelum.
“We did [talk to him about it], he said ‘that’s the fight I want’. We went to him and said ‘are you sure this is the fight you want?