Israel Adesanya and Darren Till are taking shots at one another again.
For the UFC London main event, Till was there, defending his teammate Tom Aspinall. Aspinall dominated Alexander Volkov and submitted him in round one. It was an excellent night for Team Kaobon. Aspinall’s spectacular performance got him on the top of the cage, and Till followed, encouraging the crowd to cheer even louder. It was the capper to a great evening, but one that UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya was not a fan of.
Recently, Adesanya has taken to recording his live reaction to fights and posting it to his YouTube channel. On Saturday night he did so for UFC London, and while he was very complimentary of Aspinall and his performance, “The Last Stylebender” was less than pleased with Till’s.
“Oh, sit down, Darren. This is not your time. Sit the f*** down, it’s not your moment. Get the f*** off.”
Adesanya and his friends then had a laugh saying “he’s not won in a while,” and ended the video with another joke at Till’s expense. This, of course, did not go unnoticed by Till, who fired back over Instagram with some big accusations.
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“Adesanya You idiot Tom Aspinall invited me to climb on his cage. It’s okay, bro, keep looking at me for all my losses. I’ll be here one day, you watch…
“You haven’t looked the best either in your last few fights. Stay off the cocaine, it’s not healthy for fighters…” (edited for clarity).
Till and Adesanya have had a contentious relationship since Till moved up to middleweight in 2019. The two have repeatedly shown an interest in fighting one another, however, Till hasn’t been able to score the signature win he needs to challenge for the middleweight belt, losing fights to Robert Whittaker and Derek Brunson that could have put him in line for a title shot. But despite Till’s current losing streak, Adesanya recently said he’s still interested in facing “The Gorilla”, and wants to do so on British soil. So should Till put together some wins at 185, these two might still have a chance to settle the score.
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SOCIAL MEDIA BOUILLABAISSE
UFC London Statements.
Thank you very much my first ever sparring partner https://t.co/MsuZ1XKJls
— Paddy The Baddy (@theufcbaddy) March 20, 2022
Great night at #UFCLondon
Thanks for the massive support pic.twitter.com/0s7qFmtHMb— Gunnar Nelson (@GunniNelson) March 20, 2022
6 weeks out from my fight broke my hand in 3 places, there was no way I was gonna pull out from my debut! pic.twitter.com/alhbOTfg99
— Muhammad Mokaev (@muhammadmokaev) March 20, 2022
All I can say is when this fight gets rescheduled he is getting it for making me miss last nights event. Massive congrats to everyone, especially my boy @Arnoldbfa.
— Nathaniel Wood (@TheProspectMMA) March 20, 2022
UFC thank you. London thank you. What a night! Incredible. @EMMAAssoc pic.twitter.com/5RkuZyKZJQ
— Marc Goddard (@marcgoddard_uk) March 20, 2022
What a night in London last night. I can’t wait to get back in there #strapseason
— Leon ‘Rocky’ Edwards (@Leon_edwardsmma) March 20, 2022
The only guy to stop @AspinallBJJ pic.twitter.com/hd2EVIIvYU
— D (@darrentill2) March 20, 2022
Respect.
@PCraigmma https://t.co/Jjm5ArQSlG
— Demian Maia (@demianmaia) March 20, 2022
The UFC can always afford to pay you more.
Where did all that extra money come from
— Brian BOOM Kelleher (@brianboom135) March 20, 2022
A lot of success in just one picture.
Happy birthday to my Olympic teammate, fellow champ champ club member, and still one of the baddest dudes on the planet, Daniel ‘D.C.’ Cormier @dc_mma pic.twitter.com/FNA6sd35n4
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) March 21, 2022
Brutal knee.
BRUTAL KNEE
Kasahara with the nasty finish!
[(#RIZIN34 | Watch on @livenowglobal | Link in Bio)] pic.twitter.com/G0jGRrClhK
— RIZIN FF English (@rizin_English) March 20, 2022
Certified banger.
Thoughts? pic.twitter.com/LPT5lpZDyu
— Renato Moicano UFC (@moicanoufc) March 20, 2022
FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENTS
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FINAL THOUGHTS
UFC London was one of the best nights of fighting in a long time and the atmosphere in the O2 seemed unreal. They should go back there twice a year and have Paddy, Molly, and the whole crew fight exclusively in England.
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