Darren Till has nothing but respect for Israel Adesanya following the middleweight champ’s masterclass performance against Paulo Costa at UFC 253.
‘The Last Stylebender’ picked ‘Borrachinha’ apart with surgical precision before finishing the Brazilian with strikes and ground-and-pound in the second round.
Till was so impressed by Adesanya’s performance that he is using it as inspiration for his upcoming middleweight bout against Jack Hermansson at UFC Fight Night 185 but, make no mistake about it, ‘The Gorilla’ will be ready to dethrone Adesanya when the time comes.
“I know when the time comes I’m going to beat Israel Adesanya,” Till told MMA Junkie’s Mike Bohn in a recent interview.