Despite being one of the most talked about prospects at 170-pounds, Stephen Thompson has admitted he didn’t know who Darren Till was before being booked to face the Liverpudlian in the main event of UFC Liverpool.
Following his knockout win against Donald Cerrone in October 2017, Till was ranked amongst the top ten in the welterweight division. Thompson, who is the number one contender at 170-pounds, expressed his confusion to Till’s rise when he spoke to MMAFighting’s Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour.
“I was like, ‘Who is this Darren Till?