Darren Till walked out to an eruption of cheers and applause from his hometown crowd on Sunday at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England. Before he entered the Octagon to face Stephen Thompson in the UFC Fight Night 130 main event, he was already a star in the eyes of many. Nevertheless, Till refused to buy into the hype and seemed eager to answer questions surrounding whether or not he was a legitimate title contender at 170 pounds.
Till and Thompson engaged one another in a hotly contested showdown that played out over five full rounds.