‘He wasn’t a problem’ – Darren Till slams UFC champion as he confirms interest in returning to Dana White’s promotion

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Darren Till believes he would beat UFC champion Dricus Du Plessis if he returns to Dana White’s promotion.Till left the UFC in 2022 to explore boxing, but has admitted his desire to make a comeback to MMA‘s biggest league.Till had his moments when he fought du PlessisGettyBut he got choked out and released by the UFCGettyHis last fight in the promotion came against current middleweight champion du Plessis at UFC 282, where the latter won via third-round submission.Speaking to Michael Bisping and Paul Felder ahead of his next bout in the squared circle, Till slammed his last UFC opponent and revealed what he would have to do to beat du Plessis in a rematch.“I’ve seen the state of the middleweight division,” Till, 32, said after revealing his interest in one day making a UFC return.“Yeah, I think I can comeback. I’m the only guy who really give the champion any trouble on the feet.“Everyone else sort of gets confused by how s*** he is when he’s beating them.“He wasn’t a problem for me. The problem for me was just a little niggle and I wasn’t strong enough.”Du Plessis dominated Till on the canvas at the beginning of the first round when the pair collided in Las Vegas at UFC 282.However, ‘The Gorilla’ found success on his feet against the current champion in round two, landing some nasty blows that forced du Plessis to stumble more than once.After being dragged to the canvas again, Till looked much fresher out of the two around the halfway point.But he was never able to recover when the South African took him down for the sixth and final time, which led to Till tapping to a neck crank.Till believes he would get revenge should he fight ‘DDP’ againGettyDu Plessis is the king of the UFC’s middleweight divisiongetty“He’s a strong dude,” Till added, speaking on du Plessis.“But apart from that, especially now since I’ve improved my boxing skills, I just don’t think Dricus could beat me.“If I stuff them takedown attempts, I do see that opening there for me to go.”After submitting Till, du Plessis burst into the top 10 UFC middleweight rankings, claiming victories over Derek Brunson and Robert Whittaker en route to earning a title shot.The 31-year-old then claimed UFC gold for the first time by defeating Sean Strickland over five rounds at UFC 297 in January 2024.He defended the 185-pound strap against Israel Adesanya seven months later, before breaking Strickland’s nose in their rematch at UFC 312 at the beginning of February.Till has transitioned into boxing since leaving the UFCTill, meanwhile, is fully focused on ‘making a transition’ into boxing where he currently finds himself representing KSI‘s Misfits promotion.He defeated Anthony Taylor in his first fight with the promotion after his scheduled bout with Tommy Fury was cancelled.The Liverpudlian is set to make his boxing return at the end of March, when he will take on ex-UFC fighter Darren Stewart on the undercard of KSI vs Dillon Danis.