Report: Stephen Thompson Faces Darren Till In UFC Fight Night Liverpool Main Event
Darren Till finally has an opponent for the upcoming UFC Fight Night Liverpool main event in Stephen Thompson according to Chris Taylor of BJPenn.com.
Till (16-0-1) is going to be headlining his second straight UFC event, with the first being a TKO win over Donald Cerrone at UFC Fight Night Gdansk. Till is also competing in Liverpool for the first time in his UFC career, which has lasted for five fights and nearly three years time. The lone blemish on Till’s professional MMA record came at UFC Fight Night 76, where he fought Nicolas Dalby to a majority draw.
Thompson (14-2-1) has won just one of his last three under the UFC banner and that win came over Jorge Masvidal at UFC 217. Thompson has challenged for the UFC Welterweight Title twice before, fighting Tyron Woodley to a draw at UFC 205 and suffering a decision loss to him at UFC 209. Thompson is going to be headlining his fifth UFC event, earning a record of 3-1-0 in the previous four main event spots.
UFC Fight Night Liverpool takes place on Sunday, May 27 from the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England with Darren Till and Stephen Thompson headlining. Fightful is providing live coverage of the event, which airs live on Fox Sports 1.
