Till (photo) needs to be restrained so as not to fight with Askren. Photo: Reproduction
The atmosphere heated up before the ceremonial weigh-in of the UFC London. In the question and answer session, the American Ben Askren made a series of provocations to the Englishman Darren till, who will be the main fight of this Saturday’s event (16). However, 'owner of the house' came out from behind the curtains and threatened to attack his rival (see the video below).
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After Askren fired at Till in some previous responses, the American responded to a fan who asked about a possible rematch with the former champion Robbie Lawler. At this moment, he focused only on his English rival.
“I don’t want to do that (face Lawler), I want to face Darren till, he's right back there! I think it would be really good,” she shot back.
Till appeared behind the stage curtain and made obscene gestures at the American: “F*** Ben Askren!” shouted the fighter, before being removed by UFC security guards.
Undeterred by Till's attack and the delirium of the English crowd, Askren still fired at the Englishman. “That’s the guy I came after! Have you seen his new teeth? They look very pretty! I need to go where he went to get some shiny new teeth,” he signed off.
Darren Till invades Ben Askren's session and makes obscene gestures towards his rival
THAT. JUST. HAPPENED. 🔥@ DarrenTill2 and @BenAskren almost coming to blows at the #UFCLondon weigh-ins!
➡️ https://t.co/4xdaVOW7as for the full behind-the-scenes story! pic.twitter.com/JOaa9I19Bd
- UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) March 15th, 2019
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