Darren Till vs. Jorge Masvidal set to headline UFC London
Darren Till will return to action at UFC London, the Liverpool fighter will take on Jorge Masvidal in the main event of the evening. The fight was first reported by Brett Okamoto of ESPN.
Breaking: Darren Till vs Jorge Masvidal will headline UFC Fight Night on March 16 in London on ESPN+, per Dana White. pic.twitter.com/xUXxyqoS8K
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) January 16, 2019
Darren Till last fought at UFC 228 where he lost to welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, a fight which saw him pick up his first pro loss. Prior to this Till won 5 of his UFC bouts along with a sole draw. Till previously mentioned that he was moving up to Middleweight, however, this fight is expected to be at welterweight.
Jorge Masvidal has not fought since November 2017, coming out on the wrong end of the decision in a bout with Stephen Thompson. Prior to that he lost a razor thin decision to Demian Maia after finishing Donald Cerrone inside two rounds earlier that year. With Masvidal eager to get back to action it was reported that he was set to face Nick Diaz at UFC 235, however, Diaz did not agree to the fight.
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