The 26-year-old native of Liverpool, England, was already dealing with a major change as he was set to compete at 185 pounds for the first time in the UFC after eight previous appearances at welterweight. And waiting for him in New York City at UFC 244 was recent middleweight title challenger Kelvin Gastelum.
When the dust settled in the Octagon on Saturday, Till was the better man in the eyes of two of the three judges (the one card in favor of Gastelum was a baffling 30-27 score), and he now finds himself in the thick of the championship picture at middleweight.