Darren Till reveals knee injury after fight with Whittaker: 'I'm going to be out for a while'

R. Whittaker (left) and D. Till (right) starred in the UFC Fight Island 3. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

One of the protagonists of UFC Fight Island 3, which ended the marathon of events in Abu Dhabi, Darren till carried the consequences of his encounter with Robert whittaker. After being defeated by the Australian in the judges' decision, the Englishman confirmed the suspicion of an injury to the medial collateral ligament of his knee and is expected to be away from training for at least six weeks. The information was released by his coach, Colin Heron, to 'ESPN'.

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In the press conference held after the fight on the 25th, Darren had already signaled the possibility of having injured his knee. Speaking to the press, the Englishman complained of pain and reported that he felt something around the second round of the dispute.

At the time, Till preferred not to point to the possible injury as a determining factor in his setback. The athlete praised his opponent and said he was satisfied with his performance in a technical and balanced confrontation.

On his social networks, Darren confirmed the suspicion to his fans. The Englishman said that he will be recovering over the next few weeks, but that he will return soon to follow his dream of competing for the middleweight belt (up to 83,9 kg.), which currently belongs to Israel adesanya.

“I'm going to be out for a while because of a certain knee. I told you I'm just getting started and I mean it. I will become the world champion, a legend and an example for younger fighters. As soon as I come back this year, I want to fight two or three times, as quickly as I can. Thank you for the support and the hate,” Till wrote.

 

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What a week! Just reflecting on my chess match of a fight with rob? Enjoyed the competition, Few things I hesitated on & should of capitalized. It was a close close match as everyone said, Could you of gave it 3-2 me, 3-2 rob? Either way is completely right I feel! The 5th round the takedowns maybe didn't count because I sprung back up each time therefore nullifying them… But I ain't crying over spilled milk. Rob's a terrific fighter & hats off to him, We will get it done again. As for me! I've got some time off from a certain knee from a certain someone… rob? 😂 I told you all before this fight that I'm just getting started and I meant it… I'm going to become the world champion I'm going to become a legend & I'm going to become a role model for young aspiring fighters everywhere. As soon as I'm back this year I want to fight 2-3 times as quickly as I can… Thanks for the support, thanks for the hate. Thanks for everything!! ADELASAGNE!!! I'll see you soon boi 💚 Thank you my team, my family & my friends for the support, Especially @teamkaobon & @mtkglobal The Gorilla…

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