Darren Until’s 12-fight UFC profession was marred solely by his late-career losses and a few extreme weight misses within the build-up to a few of his welterweight fights.
Aptly nicknamed ‘The Gorilla’, Liverpool’s Till carried his large body into the UFC’s 170 lbs. welterweight division. At 6′ tall Until was across the common peak for the division, however being thick-set meant the welterweight weight minimize was all the time going to be a battle.
Due to this, Until rounded off his MMA profession as a middleweight, and now, he ventures into boxing, the place he’ll tackle influencer-boxer Anthony Taylor at 195 lbs. on January 18.
Darren Until reveals off ripped physique forward of Misfits Boxing debut
Earlier than being booked towards Taylor, Till was on set to face Tommy Fury in what may have been one of many greatest paydays of his profession. Whereas that combat didn’t materialize, Until should be carrying this “large cash” mindset into the Taylor combat, evidenced by his ripped physique a fortnight out from the evening.
With none additional problems, this might be Until’s first large combat since his remaining UFC combat towards Dricus Du Plessis in December 2022. He fought as soon as earlier than in exhibition boxing in a low-profile UAE match towards Mohammad Mutie in July 2024, which he received by harm within the second spherical.
Darren Until blasts troll for mocking Misfits boxing match
Within the feedback of Until’s physique put up, infamous MMA troll Dillon Danis jeered that Until had fallen from grace, “Six primary occasions within the UFC to boxing Anthony Taylor,” he remarked.
Until was fast to answer, “Six primary occasions within the UFC… say it once more my pal. Say the phrases during which your identify won’t ever be mentioned alongside facet… six primary occasions within the place you possibly can’t get…”
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MF & DAZN X Sequence 20 might be Until’s Misfits Boxing debut. In the meantime, Danis was disqualified against Logan Paul for unsportsmanlike conduct on the Misfits ‘Prime Card’ in 2023, and hasn’t competed since.
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