Darren Till

Till was looking to pick up his first win in over three years after a poor losing skid in the octagon but standing in his way at UFC 282 was Dricus Du ...

Till was getting the better of Du Plessis in the second round as the South African looked exhausted following his high output in the round prior. Du Plessis came close to securing a heel hook at the end of the second round but Till was saved by the bell. Du Plessis was close to locking in a rear-naked choke but Till fought the hands well to avoid being tapped out.

British MMA star Darren Till was unable to get his MMA career back on track as he suffered his third consecutive defeat at UFC 282.The Gorilla appeare.

[Kelvin Gastelum](https://talksport.com/sport/mma/624497/ufc-244-results-darren-till-kelvin-gastelum-after-terrible-eye-poke-madison-square-garden/) in 2019. [plagued him in recent years](https://talksport.com/sport/mma/1145291/darren-till-injury-news-ufc-london-fight-jack-hermansson/). [Dricus du Plessis](https://talksport.com/sport/mma/910204/dricus-du-plessis-knockout-ufc-264-mcgregor-poirier-dana-white/).

Du Plessis (18-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) relied on his wrestling throughout the fight to submit Till (18-5 MMA, 6-5-1 UFC) at the 2:43 mark of Round 3 on the main card at ...

Alexander Hernandez via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:30](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/12/ufc-282-video-billy-quarantillo-comeback-tko-alexander-hernandez) [T.J. Joaquin Buckley via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 2:49](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/12/ufc-282-video-chris-curtis-blasts-joaquin-buckley-brutal-ko) [Billy Quarantillo def. Dalcha Lungiambula via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:41](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/12/ufc-282-video-edmen-shahbazyan-snaps-losing-skid-tko) [Chris Curtis def. Steven Koslow via TKO (punches, knees) – Round 3, 4:13](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-282-jan-blachowicz-magomed-ankalaev-paddy-pimblett-play-by-play-live-results) Chris Daukaus via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:23](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/12/ufc-282-video-jairzinho-rozenstruik-swarms-chris-daukaus-23-second-knockout-win) [Edmen Shahbazyan def. Erik Silva via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 3, 3:41](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-282-jan-blachowicz-magomed-ankalaev-paddy-pimblett-play-by-play-live-results) [Cameron Saaiman def. Bryce Mitchell via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 2, 3:10](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/12/ufc-282-results-ilia-topuria-submits-bryce-mitchell) [Raul Rosas Jr. Jay Perrin via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:44](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/12/ufc-282-results-raul-rosas-j-18-years-old-youngest-winner-submission) [Jairzinho Rozenstruik def. Both men looked tired in Round 3, but midway through the final frame, Du Plessis landed a takedown and ended up immediately in full mount. He attempted a leg lock, but Till spun his way out of danger. Du Plessis got Till’s back and worked for a rear-naked choke. Du Plessis landed a takedown late but had visibly slowed down.

UFC 282 results: Full fight coverage of the Middleweight pay-per-view (PPV) main card match tonight (Sat., Dec. 10, 2022) between Dricus du Plessis vs.

Till rolled to his belly and du Plessis was on his neck in a minute, with Till tapping almost immediately to the choke. Till’s back was against the wall and he couldn’t figure out du Plessis this evening. du Plessis, meanwhile, proved that he is serious threat to the elite at 185 pounds. Till looking like the fresher fighter early, as du Plessis barreled in with a high elbow. Till still working that left hand, head hunting, as du Plessis countered with a looping hook of his own. Till started to snipe from distance, landing a nice elbow upstairs then a knee, which compelled du Plessis to take the fight to the ground. In a wild scramble at the end, du Plessis angled for a heel hook, but the horn blared. du Plessis with another takedown in the center of the cage and Till fell back awkwardly as if he tweaked something. Till was in dire need of a win, while du Plessis — the former KSW Welterweight champion — had much more wiggle room. du Plessis got his forearm under Till’s throat, but he fought the hands and cleared his airway. du Plessis had Till’s right arm pinned as he continued to batter the Scouser from the side. The former Welterweight title challenger hoped that a Middleweight move would revive his career, but he’s lost two of three bouts at 185 pounds.

Fighters reacted to the UFC 282 main card fight between Dricus Du Plessis and Darren Till.

[December 11, 2022] [December 11, 2022] Got a lot to take back and improve on from this showing.. Great win over a former title contender!— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) That’s a rough stretch but great competitive fight for sure! It was the one-time welterweight title challenger’s third straight loss and left him at 1-4 in his past five. But wrestling remained his undoing as he gave up a third-round submission against the South African fighter on [UFC 282](https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1331/ufc-282)’s main card.

Follow the UFC 282 live blog for Darren Till vs. Dricus du Plessis, the middleweight main card fight on Saturday in Las Vegas.

14 spot in the UFC middleweight rankings, the 28-year-old du Plessis hopes to make a statement to the rest of the 185-pound division that he is coming for the title. [Markus Perez](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4280/markus-perez), [Trevin Giles](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4124/trevin-giles), and [Brad Tavares](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/348/brad-tavares). One of the most popular fighters in the sport, Darren Till has struggled to translate that stardom into in-cage success in recent years.

Dricus du Plessis defeated Darren Till at UFC 282. On Twitter, pro fighters reacted to the match.

Great win over a former title contender!— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) That’s a rough stretch but great competitive fight for sure! Hope he can turn it around here but Du Plessis is no joke.— Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson (@WonderboyMMA)

Check out these photos highlighting Dricus Du Plessis' submission win over Darren Till at UFC 282.

One of the most exciting fights of UFC 282 came in just the second bout on the main card. Dricus Du Plessis squared off with Darren Till in an incredible ...

In the second round, Till started out hot, but Du Plessis took the fight over halfway through the round and finished it when he submitted Till. While the first round was all Du Plessis, Till was able to fight back and make this fight much closer. Dricus Du Plessis squared off with Darren Till in an incredible middleweight bout.

Dricus Du Plessis came out with a blistering start but had to endure a grueling battle before securing a rear-naked choke to beat Darren Till at UFC 282.

With five minutes remaining, Du Plessis was showing more urgency as he began sticking a jab in Till’s face, which backed off the Liverpool native. Till popped the South African fighter with a couple of straight punches that snapped Du Plessis’ head back and the momentum in the fight really began to shift. Another takedown followed with Du Plessis getting the back to begin working for a rear-naked choke while also hammering with punches. From there, Till was forced to roll over to avoid damage and Du Plessis seized the opening to apply a neck crank/rear naked choke that earned him the tap just a split second later. Typical recovery time for an ACL injury in the knee is typically one year or longer. “The gas tank can never be empty,” Du Plessis said after a grueling battle.

Former welterweight title contender Till had a back-and-forth brawl with Dricus Du Plesis over three rounds before surprisingly tapping out the second a ...

He has been stopped in four of those, and now will have to head back to the drawing board and re-evaluate where he's at in his career having lost all but one of his efforts at middleweight as a former welterweight title contender. He held on and looked good at times in the third, but ended up back on the ground and submitted quickly to a rear-naked-choke. But his luck wasn't as good, as he struggled to get going before having a back-and-forth battle with the South African which ended in third round submission.

Watch UFC 282 full fight video highlights: Darren Till vs. Dricus du Plessis (Sat., Dec. 10, 2022) live on ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV) from inside T-Mobile ...

Du Plessis seemed to tire in the second as Till started to tag him with slick strikes from range to regain some serious momentum. Du Plessis then took Till down and threatened with a rear-naked choke. Du Plessis was all over Till in the first.

English martial artist Darren Till failed to win the UFC fight against Dricus Du Plessis in a back-and-forth battle. He was fighting after a year in the UFC ...

Without wasting time, Du Plessis got across in the rear-naked choke position until Darren gave up. What happened in the match between Du Plessis and Darren Till?As the fight began, Till started taking heavy punches from Du Plessis, with the latter aiming to take him down. However, after Du Plessis dominated the first round, Till got over and landed some heavy blows at the end. In the second round, Till tried to overcome Du Plessis as the latter appeared tired, following his high output in the last round. The South African [martial artist](/topic/martial-artist)choked him. [Darren Till](/topic/darren-till), the English Martial Artist, faced a blowback during his fight against [Dricus Du Plessis](/topic/dricus-du-plessis).

When it rains it pours, and for Darren Till, it is pouring hard after a submission loss to Dricus Du Plessis last night (Sat., Dec. 10, 2022) at UFC 282.

[pic.twitter.com/O2JRU6XZ1A] [December 11, 2022] [Diaz is now a free agent](https://www.mmamania.com/2022/11/29/23484821/nate-diaz-now-officially-a-free-agent-removed-from-ufc-roster-mma) since competing in his last contractual fight with the promotion at UFC 279 back in September. [here](https://www.mmamania.com/2022/12/10/23494501/ufc-282-results-live-stream-ppv-play-by-play-updates-blachowicz-ankalaev-paddy-pimblett-mma). As for Till, he has lost three in a row, getting submitted in his last two fights. 10, 2022) at UFC 282, which took place inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada ( [watch highlights](https://www.mmamania.com/2022/12/10/23503620/watch-full-fight-video-highlights-ufc-282-results-espn-ppv-du-plessis-submission-till)). [seem too worried](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA15kXDWTC0) about the Scouser post-fight, saying that he didn’t think his stock drops much at all because of their “ [Fight of the Night](https://www.mmamania.com/2022/12/11/23503279/official-ufc-282-bonus-winners-results-ankalaev-blachowicz-paddy-pimblett-espn-ppv-results)”-winning performance.

Darren Till reacts to his UFC 282 stoppage loss to Dricus Du Plessis in the event's Fight of the Night.

“I hope you enjoyed the fight and all, it was a bit of a war. “I felt like I had him there, I was making him switch. “Now, I don’t know what to do properly, but I think i’m going to have a little time off from the UFC, I don’t know, and just rethink stuff. Prior to that, Till lost a competitive decision to former champ [Robert Whittaker](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1900/robert-whittaker) at UFC on ESPN 14 over a year earlier. I ain’t finding my right way at the moment, and it’s crazy because when I’m in the gym sparring with the best guys in the world, I really am in [my] element, and then I step in the octagon and I just can seem to put things together. After a completely one-sided opening round for Du Plessis, Till was able to turn the tide in the second during the back-and-forth battle, before the former KSW champion put the one-time UFC title challenger away in the final round.

Darren Till has candidly pondered the future of his MMA career after being defeated by Dricus du Plessi at UFC 282 on Saturday night.

'Now I don't know what to do properly but I'm just going to have a little bit of time off from the UFC and just rethink stuff, I'm not retiring. I'm 29, that'd be stupid to retire but I'm on a bit of a losing skid at the moment.' I tried to come in and put a show on, I never cut no corners and I do really train.