Darren Till was when he stepped into the octagon to face the No. 6 ranked Donald Cerrone in the welterweight main event of UFC Fight Night 118. It was Till’s 17th professional fight. Cerrone had 42 fights to his name with 35 of those bouts coming under the WEC/UFC banner. Cerrone was a slight favorite over Till.
Till controlled the center of the cage from the start of the fight. He showed no fear of his much more experienced opponent. As the first round wore on, Till found his range and began touching Cerrone with his fast and powerful strikes. With he hurt Cerrone with a left hand, Till wasted no time pushing his opponent to the cage and unloading his hands. The end came at the 4:20 mark of the first round.
Till earned a “Performance of the Night” bonus for his win. He also earned a shot at former two-time welterweight title challenger Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. Thompson and Till meet in the main event of Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 130 from Echo Arena in Liverpool, England.
Before that fight takes place, watch Till’s stoppage win over Cerrone:
UFC Fight Night 130 Full Fight Card:
Catchweight Stephen Thompson vs. Darren Till
Welterweight Neil Magny vs. Craig White
Featherweight Arnold Allen vs. Mads Burnell
Featherweight Jason Knight vs. Makwan Amirkhani
Welterweight Cláudio Silva vs. Nordine Taleb
Middleweight Eric Spicely vs. Darren Stewart
Middleweight Dan Kelly vs. Tom Breese
Women’s Bantamweight Gina Mazany vs. Lina Länsberg
Welterweight Brad Scott vs. Carlo Pedersoli, Jr.
Catchweight Gillian Robertson vs. Molly McCann
Middleweight Elias Theodorou vs. Trevor Smith
