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Darren Till is understandably gutted at being unable to fight in front of his compatriots at the upcoming UFC London event on July 23. The Englishman was expected to take on Jack Hermansson in a middleweight encounter at the Fight Night event set to take place at The O2 Arena.
However, he was forced to pull out of the fight owing to an undisclosed injury. This isn't the first time that a scheduled bout between Hermansson and Till has been canceled. They were scheduled to fight back in December 2020 but the fight never came to fruition as Till pulled out because of an injury.
Till has now shared a video on Twitter where he can be seen lying on a hospital bed:
"Be back stronger. Thanks for messages of support everyone..." Till captioned the video.
In the clip, Till's knee appears to be injected with some sort of medication. The 29-year-old suffered a third-round submission defeat against Derek Brunson in his most recent fight back in September last year.
Following the fight, Till revealed that he suffered an ACL tear 10 weeks before the matchup and fought with the injury. The current setback may have something to do with his ACL tear. Till will be looking to end his two-fight losing skid when he heals up and enters the octagon in the future.
Chris Curtis replaces Darren Till at UFC London; sends chilling message to opponent
Chris Curtis has agreed to step in on short notice to replace Darren Till at UFC London. The 34-year-old picked up a unanimous decision win over Rodolfo Vieira at a Fight Night event on June 25 and will be fighting at UFC London in less than a month after his last fight.
Curtis took to Twitter to issue a chilling warning to his opponent. He shared an image of iconic comic book character Superman ripping through 'The Joker's heart, implying that his opponent will meet a similar fate when they fight. For those unaware, Hermansson's nickname is 'The Joker'.
Time will tell if Curtis, who is already on a three-fight winning streak inside the octagon, can extend the same when he fights an experienced fighter like Hermansson.
