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LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 30: Darren Till, mixed martial artist of England talks to the media during the UFC press confrence at BT Tower on January 30, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Luke Walker/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC)
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LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 30: Darren Till, mixed martial artist of England talks to the media during the UFC press confrence at BT Tower on January 30, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Luke Walker/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC)
Darren Till is one of the most loved fighters in the UFC. ‘The Gorilla’ is an amazingly gifted fighter who has had some stellar performances in the UFC against some of the toughest fighters. However, apart from his skills inside the octagon, it is his nature outside it that has made him a fan favorite.
Till is an extremely funny individual who engages in banter with everyone from journalists to fans to other fighters. Sharing memes on his social media pages and trolling other fighters has made Till a popular fighter in the UFC.
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ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – SEPTEMBER 02: Darren Till of England celebrates victory against Bojan Velickovic of Serbia after their Welterweight bout during the UFC Fight Night at Ahoy on September 2, 2017 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
Till hails from Liverpool, England. He grew up in a tough part of the city and as a kid was involved in a host of altercations frequently. In one such incident while confronting a large group of men he was stabbed in the back and the doctors said he was lucky to be alive, as the knife missed his main artery by a millimeter.
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Darren Till fractured a bone on his mother’s face
In a recent podcast, Till revealed a crazy story that happened when he was a teenager. Till prefaced the story by saying that he had been out parting with a friend on new year’s eve. After the party, he invited the friend to stay over with him at his mother’s house.
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Darren continued, “So she’s at the top of the stairs at this point and I’m at the bottom…. And she’s going I want you out of this f***ing house, you’re a piece of s**t…. And next minute I’ve grabbed a shoe and threw it out of anger and it’s f***ing clattered my mum’s face. I’ve turned around and my mum’s crying and I’m like what the f**k….”
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‘The Gorilla’ then revealed that him throwing a boot at his mother caused a broken bone in her face. Which then led to him getting kicked out of his house.
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