Darren Till has his sights set not only on Israel Adesanya, but a dominant legacy. That’s what he told Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour, along with praise for the power of positive thought.
“I have visualizations of winning that belt, when Joe Rogan comes over to me with the mic, throwing the mic out of his hands and giving it to [my head coach] Colin [Heron] so he can give the speech that is needed.
Darren Till: “I will be beating you, Izzy”
And I go out of the cage with my belt, let him have his speech, and I dump the belt on his desk the next day, and we continue.
I visualize all this, mate, but I believe it. With all the antics, that’s hyping fights, but don’t get it twisted, I don’t take this lightly. I wake up every day and I put my soul, mind and body through hell and back.
Listen, good luck, good luck Izzy on your journey. He’s a fan of me, and I’m a fan of him. But I will be beating you, Izzy. I will be beating you, mate. You f*cking know it.”
Israel Adesanya’s next title challenger is almost certain to be former middleweight champ Robert Whittaker. Incidentally, Whittaker was Darren Till’s last opponent, and Whittaker handed Till a unanimous decision loss. Darren Till hasn’t fought since that day in July 2020. Since then, he’s had several fights scheduled, but minor injuries prevented him from returning to the Octagon.
Till is not short on belief in himself despite his recent setbacks. He plans on retiring at the top, cementing a legacy in the sport. Darren Till believes he can take out not only Adesanya, but all other comers in the middleweight division.
“I know I’ve got the tools to beat Robert Whittaker, Israel Adesanya, Marvin Vettori, Paulo Costa, Derek Brunson, Uriah Hall, Sean Strickland, all these guys, I know it.
There’s nothing in my mind now that says to me in that back, ‘No Till. No Till.’ Yeah, we all have doubts. Am I going to win this fight? But when I say those words, I don’t doubt myself in the minimal.
Everyone gets doubted. And you don’t just get doubted. by the fans, you get doubted by people close to you. I love it so much. I just love looking in people’s faces who I know doubted me, and not saying anything, but just looking at them right through their soul.”
Till wants his legacy to be one of the greatest to ever step into the Octagon. “Anyone else can say anything about me. I don’t give a f*ck. I want one thing from this sport. I’ve sacrificed too much f*cking sh*t.
I don’t want to be sitting there at 35, 40, no knees, no back, no shoulders, a few cells missing from the brain — f*ck that, mate. I’m getting involved in businesses, and I’m getting involved in the business of f*cking hating people and getting to where I want.”
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