What's next for Darren Till?

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He got a good wrestling coach in Grundy

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I donā€™t know but Til looked painfully one dimensional last night. He is long and has good speed but he only throws 1-2s over and over. He does the same thing in every fight. He really needs to add a strong kicking game. His takedown defense is ok but his bjj is non existent. He looked clueless on his back last night. His striking is good but not nearly good enough to over compensate for his weak grappling

At this point heā€™s so limited in his skill set . He needs to add weapons but I donā€™t see him doing that for some reason

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I think he could benefit a lot from feinting some uppercuts and knees at opponents who are likely to shoot on him. Much like a grappler benefits from using offensive striking to give their opponent something else to focus on other than the threat of a takedown, worrying about shooting into a power strike can lessen the grapplerā€™s willingness to shoot.

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One Championship might suit him better than Bellator.

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Undercard

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Was he just trolling mike Perry back when? Or do they have actual problems? I donā€™t even recall if Perry is still under contract, but thatā€™s an idea for giving him something to bounce back on. Rank-wise Iā€™d imagine itā€™s stupid regardless. Just an idea.

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Oh the irony if he ended up driving a taxi

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And beyond this, thereā€™s absolutely nothing stopping Till from going beyond feinting and actually throwing those techniques now and then. Who knows, he might land it. Definitely would reduce the amount of opportunities for his opponents to shoot under and in on his spamming of 1,2 up top.

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PFL perhaps?

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Theyd chew him up and spit him out

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Nate Diaz, Chimaev, Condit. A good name or a fun fight.

Till is still good. Heā€™s lost to 3 elite and a Brunson on a new streak. Heā€™s also beat some elite as well.

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Till is the new Dan Hardy. Heā€™s simply a #8-15 guy. His early success with the title-shot makes people think heā€™s a perennial title-contender when he isnā€™t.

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I donā€™t think pfl has a 185 class. Maybe bellator would be a good fit for him but I see him having problems there too unless they hand puck his opts

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If it has to be a name, give him Condit or Brown. Nate or Chimaev would be a waste.

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Till was a monster until he woke up looking at the doctor. Heā€™s never been the same. Itā€™s all in his head.

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No. His game had and still has room to be improved.

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Surprised hair lip hasnā€™t called him out. A popular striker on a skid is exactly what chimaev would show up for