Darren Till Pulled From UFC Vegas 23 Fight With Marvin Vettori
Darren Till will not be fighting on April 10.
Till was expected to share the Octagon with Marvin Vettori in the main event of UFC Vegas 23. The middleweight tilt was going to be held inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. Plans have changed.
ESPN’s Ariel Helwani first reported that Till was removed from the card. “The Gorilla” later took to his Instagram page to confirm.
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“I’ve been sat here for a good few hours debating how to say this & put into words what I’m feeling & just going to say it straight… IVE BROKEN MY COLLARBONE!
“I’m out of my fight next week against Marvin. Every person who is around me or who has been around me knows I train on a daily basis with [expletive] up knees, lower back, shoulders, hands and the list goes on. Yesterday while drilling I fell and straight away I knew I’d broken something.
“To say I’m [expletive] destroyed by it is an understatement. I’ve literally put my heart, soul, mind, physical body, cash, nutrition, sleep, recovery & then some into making sure I went out there next week & took his head off. And I was 100% sure I was going to… and with ease!!! I’m sure he was thinking the same but ahh well…”