Dana White talks about Darren Till's future in the UFC
Dana White has given his thoughts on Darren Till's future in the UFC. The Brit suffered his third straight loss, at UFC 282 last weekend, against Dricus du Plessis. The South African dominated the entire fight and submitted his opponent in the third round.
Following Till's loss, the company's president Dana White spoke about the English fighter's future and how his 'stock' has not dropped:
"I mean that's fight of the night. I don't think his stock drops at all. You know, if he went out there and got destroyed in the first round, like it looked like it was gonna happen, but it did the exact opposite, he weathered that storm, stayed out of submissions. Then he comes back and you think he's gonna win the fight."
He added:
"I thought it was an awesome fight, that's why it was fight of the night and I don't think his stock dropped at all."
The bout was announced as the Fight of the Night and Dana White went on to congratulate Du Plessis for a stellar performance against one of the best fighters in the division. The South African has now announced himself as a serious contender and will look to get into the top 10 rankings.
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Dana White talks about the controversial scoring of fights at UFC 282
Paddy Pimblett vs. Jared Gordon and Jan Blachowicz vs. Magomed Ankalaev were two of the fights that fans thought were 'robberies'. Pimblett was awarded a unanimous decision win over Gordon, even though the latter had over six minutes of control time.
Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev was scored a draw by the judges, which did not sit well with the fans who believed the Russian should have won.
During the post-fight press conference, UFC president Dana White gave his thoughts on the scorecard:
"This is nothing new. It's like the Paddy Pimblett fight, Gordon had a horrible game plan going into that third round. You think you won the first two rounds, with the judges? I mean how do you know that? Why go in there and throw away the third round and not go in to fight your a** off and win?"
He added:
"If you think you know who won what round or whatever, you're crazy. I've been doing this for 23 years, I have no f***ing what those guys are gonna do or what they're gonna say."
White could not give reporters any solid answers about the controversial scorecards as UFC fighters also began to share their reactions on Twitter. Nate Diaz tweeted out, saying he thought Pimblett lost that fight.
Take a look at the tweet:
🏼Bruh?
You lost that fight 👊🏼
Take a look at the press conference: