"How dare you get hurt!" - Fans give Darren Till grief for not showing up at UFC London

Darren Till [Image courtesy: Getty Images]

Middleweight contender Darren Till was all set to face off against fellow top-10 middleweight Jack Hermansson before he had to withdraw due to injury. While the injury is undisclosed, this marks the second time that Till has pulled out of a scheduled fight against Hermansson.

This makes it even more painful for the Englishman considering UFC Fight Night was taking place in London at the O2 Arena. Injury robbed him of a chance to be the homecoming hero, but he found solace in taking up Chris Curtis' offer of cornering him against Hermansson.

Chris Curtis has grabbed an opportunity for a fight against a ranked opponent to prove that his eight-fight win streak is no fluke. While stepping in for Till, he also graciously offered 'The Gorilla' a spot in his corner which the latter accepted.

However, in a sincere note to fans, Darren Till revealed that he would not make an appearance in Curtis' corner via Twitter:

"I won't be cornering Chris this weekend at UFC London, I feel it would be disrespectful to the whole situation after pulling out of the fight to then turn up to the corner of the fight. I wish Chris the best of luck he's a proper guy & we trained together & he can do good things, I also wish Jack the best of luck may both men have a good fight."

After wishing both fighters luck, Till revealed that he needs to take it easy on his body so as to not risk further physical complications:

"Only problem right now is that my body is brittle through years of hard torment day in day to the body. I need to take a more controlled relaxed approach in the next 10 years!"

Check out his tweet here:

https://t.co/kx73m0faVM

UFC fans react to Darren Till not making an appearance at UFC London

A fan favorite and a complete entertainment package, Darren Till's presence will be missed at UFC London even if he is not on the card.

His tweet drew an impassioned response from his loving fans:

@darrentill2 How dare you get hurt! Whats wrong with you getting hurt! Its not that hard to not get hurt all you have to do is avoid it! Arg!!!

@darrentill2 If I was you, I’d just fight through the injury like a true alpha.. https://t.co/GtDGYvrvJc

@darrentill2 So if one isn’t a fighter, one is a couch potato? Are those the only 2 options? Note - I respect, agree, and support your decision on the cornering. Also, your a fav for me. Just annoyed at the couch potato comment.

@darrentill2 https://t.co/Pj3eUB4gof

While some took the satirical route in response to his 'couch potato' comment, others vehemently expressed their displeasure at being referred to as such.

@darrentill2 Surely recovery is part of the process? And it's not just that you need to take a break more? Or you're saying your training hasn't been suitable for you? If your body is "brittle" this isn't a newly discovered thing right? You haven't only just found this out? Or have you?

@darrentill2 After initially accepting to show up, you pulled out just like you did for the fight itself.

@darrentill2 https://t.co/dJoHTk891L

@darrentill2 why does this dude have fans he’s a legit deadbeat ufc fighter lmao

@darrentill2 No ur body isn’t bridle . U don’t take care of it . “I do recovery” ya ok pal I bet ur drinkin , I bet ur doin nicotine , I bet ur doing something ur not supposed too . That’s y ur body is failing

Some Twitter users showed no sympathy towards Till's injury woes.

@darrentill2 @HaydenHunter_12 D, come on man. At least you could of graced the London fans with ur presence and Chris could of used u. Idk whats going on with u but u need to find that fire 🔥 again. Get on that 279 Card, win or lose, u lose all the chances u don’t take. Go down on the shield 🛡

@darrentill2 Cmon man. We all know you just don’t want to get slept in front of your home crowd again

@darrentill2 First you pull out the fight now you pull out the corner ?

@darrentill2 No one cares anymore, train harder

@darrentill2 why would anyone want you in their corner??

Many fans called him out on ducking a fight and not making it up to his fans by at least cornering Chris Curtis. Darren Till appears to have got thick enough skin for all of it at least.