Darren Till is planning to use his first loss to propel the next chapter of his career.
The 25-year-old Englishman failed in his bid to dethrone welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, losing by second-round submission in the main event of UFC 228 on Saturday at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. It was Till’s first taste of defeat after starting his career 17-0-1.
Till had become a trendy pick to knock off Woodley, given his impressive size and skills, and a personality to match, but he was rendered mostly ineffective by “The Chosen One” before being knocked down and forced to tap out to a D’Arce choke.