Darren Till has reassured fans that he will fight at UFC 244 despite an issue with his visa.
The Liverpudlian's fight against Kelvin Gastelum at New York's Madison Square Garden looked in danger of being called off, as he was forced to delay his arrival in the US.
The 26-year-old has been preparing to face Gastelum in what will be his first clash at middleweight, scheduled for this Saturday November 2.
However Till's preparations had hit a snag due to the visa problem which was thought to have been resolved recently.
But he has allayed any fears the fight would not go ahead after posting an image on his Instagram account of him on a plane on Thursday morning.
He captioned the picture: "The bad motherf***** arrives when he wants to f***ing arrive."
The UFC had lined up a potential replacement for Till should he have been unable to take part.
No.5 ranked Jarod Cannonier was standing by to take Till's place, but Gastelum refused to fight the Dallas middleweight at short notice.
Gastelum said: “If something happens, this is a guy that we’ve been preparing to fight — I feel like for me to fight Jared Cannonier in the backup is just not fair for me.
“I can’t take a fight like that on two days’ notice. Of course, I will fight anybody, but give me time to prepare for that person.”
Cannonier was working to make the 185lb limit on Friday,but his services will no longer be required.
Meanwhile for Till it will be the first time he makes the step up to the weight, after struggling to make 170lb in his more recent bouts.
Gastelum added of Till: "It’s a little tricky getting here one day before the weigh-in.
“We’ll see, hopefully [Till] has no issues with the weight cut, and hopefully he does good.”
