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Darren Till: I want to ‘earn my stripes’ at middleweight before fighting for title

“Only a few more fights at welterweight and I’m done,” Darren Till told the gathered media at the UFC Performance Institute on Tuesday in Las Vegas following his media workout.

Despite his looming welterweight title shot with Tyron Woodley at UFC 228, the Liverpudlian believes his days in the weight class are numbered. He has missed the welterweight mark twice in six outings under the UFC banner, most notably in his last bout on home soil where he faced Stephen Thompson.

Till knows the heavier weight class is in his future, but he still plans to defend the welterweight title should he defeat Woodley in Dallas on Sept.