UFC News: Darren Till predicts chances of Tyson Fury foraying into MMA
Darren Till is of the view that Tyson Fury isn't fooling around with the idea of foraying into the world of MMA. The heavyweight boxer has recently been teasing a move to MMA and a video showing Fury training with the Englishman Till at the Team Kaoban gym in Liverpool, England gave rise to further speculation on Fury's possible MMA debut.
Till has been helping Fury make the transition from boxing to MMA and he recently opened up on his experience of training the undefeated boxer and went on to reveal his thoughts on whether Fury will indeed fight in an MMA bout. (h/t MMA Fighting)
“Very big man. So big, shockingly. I’ve seen him before out and about, but even the posture when he’s in there, when he was in the Octagon with me, there’s a ring next door but—It was good. I had a terrific chat with him after we trained. I thought to myself, he’s going to come now, he’s going to learn a few techniques and that’s it."
"He said to me when we were starting, ‘I’ve come to train, you know?’ I’m like, ‘What do you mean?’ ‘I’ve come to train hard.’ I’m like, ‘Okay, let’s crack on.’ And I’d just fought. I told him he’s come to train, he’s gonna get some training. You’ve all seen the video of him cracking pads."
Inevitably, the talk of an MMA match-up against UFC heavyweight champion, Stipe Miocic came up but Till is of the view that since boxers make a lot more money than professional MMA fighters, we could end up watching Miocic take on Fury in a boxing bout sometime next year.
“I think it’s about a 70-30. 70 yes, 30 no,” Till said. “We’ve got to remember boxing to MMA is very different as well. A lot of things, especially pay. He’s in WWE, he’s making a lot of money. He’s a top-3 heavyweight."
“I’d love to see it, I’d love to see it for the entertainment factor. He’d probably do well, whoever he gets, I don’t know. Maybe Stipe wants to fight, probably thinks that he could box him. I don’t think so, but I hope so. Maybe I’ll be on a little percentage of that, as Coach Till, get a contract in place.”