Bleeding, Darren Till admits he 'got s*** kicked' by Khamzat Chimaev in training session

D. Till went to Sweden to train with K. Chimaev (Photo: Reproduction/Youtube)

The overwhelming momentum shown by Khamzat Shimaev His performances in the UFC Octagon seem to be just a mirror of what the Russian-born Swede practices in training. Former challenger for the welterweight belt (up to 77 kg), Darren till is a witness to that.

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Seeking to improve his performance in grappling, the Brit, who currently competes in the middleweight category (up to 83,9 kg) and was dominated and submitted by Derek Brunson in September 2021, he went to Stockholm, the Swedish capital, to train alongside Chimaev at the Allstars Gym. In a video published on the “BlockAccess” channel, Till appears with a bleed in the mouth and admits that he had his ass kicked by the “Wolf ”.

“Man, I got my ass kicked. But that's all there is to it, isn't it? Making it happen,” Till said.

In the same video, Khamzat Shimaev also talked about the opportunity to train with Darren till and valued the exchange of learning.

“The work was good, it’s good to work with the best guys in the world. I work on grappling and wrestling and he learns something. Next time we'll work on the stand-up fight and I'll learn something. That's how it works. I’m happy he’s here,” Chimaev said.

Once considered one of the most promising names in the UFC, Darren till The organization is going through a bad phase. The Brit has just one victory in his last five fights and has not won since November 2019, when he beat Kelvin Gastelum.

In a completely opposite phase, Khamzat Shimaev He is undefeated in his professional career with ten victories, all of them by knockout or submission within the first two rounds. The Russian-born Swedish citizen is preparing for a likely fight, not yet officially announced, against the Brazilian Gilbert Durinho.