Before Darren Till was paired up against Kelvin Gastelum for his middleweight debut, Zak Cummings wanted to be the one to welcome the Liverpool native to his new division.
Cummings, who meets Omari Akhmedov at UFC 242 on Saturday in Abu Dhabi, said he believes Till should be fighting an opponent ranked lower than Gastelum in his 185-pound debut, which takes place Nov. 2 at UFC 244 in New York City.
“It would’ve been an interesting matchup,” Cummings told Bloody Elbow. “I’ve always wanted that matchup. I wanted it at welterweight as well. I think it’s a hell of a fight for the fans.