On Saturday, March 16th, Darren Till made his return to the ring. This was his much anticipated comeback, the Liverpudlian’s first contest since his lopsided loss to Tyron Woodley last September. His opponent, Jorge Masvidal, was also making his return, and after a much longer layoff, stepping into the Octagon for the first time since November of 2017. It was to be a contest of the fresh face against the old heel, and most in the MMA world expected Till to win it.
In some ways, Darren Till embodies the new MMA landscape as much as Masvidal does the old.