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Darren Till clarifies ‘fear’ of Yoel Romero, responds to Israel Adesanya calling him a ‘p*ssy’

Has Darren Till been pulling our legs about his supposed fear of Yoel Romero?

Each time the goliath Cuban is mentioned to the U.K. middleweight, Till appears to cower. Yet when asked if he is serious about being afraid of Romero, Till suggested it’s a tongue-in-cheek ploy.

“Of course, mate, he’s a beast - I’m terrified,” Till said with a laugh on the March 10 episode of MMA Fighting’s Eurobash podcast when asked if he still fears Romero after the Cuban’s performance against Israel Adesanya. “Do you not believe me?