Darren Till suffered a torn ACL before Derek Brunson fight – Coach Colin Heron

Darren Till suffered a torn ACL before Derek Brunson fight – Coach Colin Heron

Darren Till disappointed after his

Darren Till suffered a disappointing loss against Derek Brunson in the main event of UFC Vegas 36. After somehow surviving an early knockout, Till held on until the third round. In fact, the Scouser almost had Brunson knocked out, but the experienced 37-year old turned the tables in a jiffy to execute a rear-naked choke.

In a recent interview with Brett Okamoto of ESPN, Darren Till’s coach Colin Heron revealed that Till had completely torn his ACL before his fight against Brunson. He went on to reveal that Till still went ahead with fighting Brunson when surgery was a must. Heron then stated that they had to stick to Till’s plans in the end.

“Surgery is a must… No running, no fast movement, no impact” – Coach Colin Heron to Darren Till before the Brunson fight

Heron was quoted as saying, “It happened about nine weeks out, wrestling. We got it scanned, looked at properly. The results came back as a completely torn ACL. So, he’s out, isn’t he? That was the advice from me and the doctors. Rest. You can’t do nothing. Surgery is a must. No running, no fast movement, no impact.“

He continued, “Darren being Darren, he said, ‘Can we give it two weeks and see if I can start running and hit pads?’ And I’m like, ‘No, not really. A torn ACL doesn’t get better by itself. You’re talking surgery and then six months of rehab alone.’ But before you know it he’s talked me into it, as he does. I’ve really only got one option then: support him, whatever his decision is. If he’s not going to take my advice, I’ve got to stick with him. I can’t disown him. We made the best of it that we could.”

Till has hit a rough patch of late. He has been struggling to finds his form, and has just 1 win in his last 5 fights. His last win was against Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 244. He will be looking forward to giving his injury time to heal, and getting back to the Octagon once fully fit.

As for Brunson, he has been on a roll. He wants Israel Adesanya next, and looks like he might get his shot, if he is able to win at least one more time.

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