It was March 16, 2019, and London's O2 Arena was packed for a UFC Fight Night. Darren Till, a popular local fighter from Liverpool, was facing Jorge Masvidal in the main event. Till was favored to beat Masvidal and then face Ben Askren, who was in attendance, for a shot at the welterweight title.
But plans -- and Masvidal's career -- took a dramatic turn that night. It was a turn that eventually led Masvidal to Saturday's UFC 261 main event in Jacksonville, Florida, where he will get his second crack at champion Kamaru Usman.