Conor McGregor sparks fury from Darren Till over body-language claims
Darren Till has fired back at the MMA community's claims that Conor McGregor looked off during his walk to the Octagon before his recent UFC 329 return bout.
Till admitted he was confused by the fight as it played out, but he forcefully pushed back against the body language critique. "What does that even mean?" Till told Uncrowned. "That's like when people say you don't want to have any arguments with your girlfriend fight week. What does that mean?"
Till views the take hyper-critiquing McGregor's body language as one born from those with a lack of experience. He pointed to notable examples of legendary fighters showing what could be perceived as weaknesses before a fight, only to win like nothing was wrong. "Jon Jones doesn't look at his opponents when he does faceoffs, so what does that mean?" Till asked.
Till, 33, has experienced plenty of ups and downs throughout his own career, though they're mostly limited to fight results rather than trouble outside of combat. He currently sits on a good stretch of four straight wins post-UFC and has no interest in watching McGregor's comeback.
Till believes that if McGregor's body language is truly a concern, then he shouldn't be fighting at all. "If that is the case, you shouldn't fight," Till said. "You're a f***ing muppet. Get out of the sport."
Till also questioned the notion that a fighter's mental state can be determined by their body language before a fight. "All this body language s*** is bulls***," Till said. "It's just this new age of … weak-a** people who just don't know what's going on."
The two fighters have a history, with McGregor previously criticizing Till's mental toughness. However, Till has now fired back, saying that McGregor's recent performance is not a reflection of his mental state. "If you know how to fight, you know how to fight," Till said.
Till returns to action for a big-time matchup against Yoel Romero in his second BKFC appearance at BKFC 92 on Sept. 26.
Source: Yahoo Sports