Conor McGregor: I want the fight in April - Notorious clash called for by Darren Till
DARREN TILL has reiterated his desire to fight Conor McGregor this year.
Liverpool’s Till hasn’t set foot inside the cage since his UFC 228 showdown with Tyron Woodley, which saw him out on the opportunity to become Britain’s second UFC titleholder.
It was speculated that the 26-year-old would move up to the middleweight division after his submission loss to 'The Chosen One', but he’s insisted he has no intention of making the move up the 185lbs.
Instead, ‘The Gorilla’ has set his sights on a showdown with McGregor, who himself suffered a submission loss in his last outing.
Till’s initial revealing of his eagerness to face ‘The Notorious’ was met with skepticism, which was in part down to the fact the pair don’t compete in the same weight class.
That skepticism hasn’t affected his desire to face McGregor, who he wants to lock horns with in the spring.
“I want the McGregor fight in April,” he told IFL TV. “Conor has done a lot of things that people thought would never happen. Look what he done in boxing. So why can’t I say it out loud?
“A lot of people will probably hate on me for it but It’s just what I believe, what I dream of.
“So f*** what everyone thinks to be honest with you. If he doesn’t come to Anfield, f****** Croke Park.”
I want the McGregor fight in April
Till is hoping to have a busy 2019, telling MTK Global: “I can’t wait to fight again and really lay it on someone.
“Sometimes I’m in fights and I’m clever and stylish and win in a stylish way.
“But that’s not going to be me next year. I want to fight five times. I want to train hard.
“Win all my fights and become the best. I want to be the best, I really do.”
At the age of 26, Till has plenty of years left in him to mount a run back to the welterweight title, which he believes he will bring back to Liverpool.
The Scouser said: “I’ve moved fast and I’m still not in my prime.
“I’ve got a few years to go until I’m in my prime. In MMA, you hit that around 29 or 30 and I’m 26 now.”
He added: “As much as it was a bad end for me with the title lost, it was good in that it showed me a few things I need to change… just a few little tweaks and a few little mentalities.
“I’m sure as hell going to do that in my next time.”
McGregor, 30, is awaiting punishment for his part in the brawl which followed his UFC 229 loss to his successor at the summit of the lightweight division, Khabib Nurmagomedov.
The Irishman was due to be sanctioned by the Nevada State Athletic Commission on December 10 but will learn his fate on January 29 as he was granted a continuance.
Nurmagomedov will also be sanctioned on the same day.