Darren Till was forced to pull out of the UFC London event in July 23..
The U.K. middleweight star suffered an undisclosed injury and has dropped out of a fight with Jack Hermansson, MMA Fighting has learned from a person with knowledge of the situation after an initial report from ESPN.com.
The promotion currently is seeking a replacement opponent to face Hermansson, who originally was scheduled to co-headline the fight card at The O2 in London. The fight card now has 11 rounds.
Going 1-4 in his past five outings, Till hoped to turn over a new leaf with a new training partner and friend in Khamzat Chimaev. The relationship wasn’t exclusive, however; “The Wolf” recently was spotted getting in a few rounds with Hermansson.
The No. 11 ranked fighter in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, faced a serious submission threat in No. 9-ranked Hermansson, whose career swerved after a 7-2 run opened his octagon career. The Swedish fighter has bounced between wins and losses since a TKO loss to recent title challenger Jared Cannonier and most recently lost a split call to Sean Strickland at UFC Vegas 47 to leave him at 2-3 in his past five outings.
UFC London is headlined by a heavyweight bout between hometown hero Tom Aspinall and Curtis Blaydes. This event will air live on ESPN+.
