Should Darren Till Retire From MMA Fighting

 

UFC 282 from Las Vegas Nevada just wrapped up.

Darren Till lost via submission to Dricus Du Plessis , in what many believed was fight of the night. Including the promotions President Dana White .

However Till , who is 1-5 of his last 6 UFC fights got his hand pinned behind his back up against the cage. And punched repeatedly in the side of the head for most of the first round. 

Plessis was able to land over 60 unanswered significant strikes on Till as he had him pinned. At one point the referee contemplated stopping the fight because of the shear number of unanswered blows.

The onslaught of strikes tired Plessis , and Till was able to manage a decent round 2 on his feet.  Untill Plessis started landing take downs at will on Till. 

Finally in the Third , Plessis was able to squeeze Tills head like a pimple from rear naked position and get Till to tap out. 

The type of take down defense that Darren Till displayed tonight was what you would expect from a boxer or kickboxing with no mixed martial arts defense.

Almost as if he has never practiced take down defense whatsoever. He will not be able to compete in the UFC with no way to stop his opponents from ripping him to the ground at will. 

And he is horrible on the ground. He leaves his head out in the open,  is slow and almost accepting of the fact that he cannot compete there.

So then why ? Why even continue? Why not retire and go to a different sport where their is no wrestling. Like boxing , kickboxing etc?

He cannot be getting paid great purses at this point. He has not one a fight in over 3 years. 

One thing is clear at 29 years old Darren has a lot to think about his future. If he continues in MMA , and it looks as if his name and minor celebrity will allow him a couple more fights atleast in the UFC. He should probably take some time off . Significant time and drill and practice one thing and one thing only . TAKE DOWN DEFENSE.  

IF HE HAD ONE. HE WOULD HAVE ONE TONIGHTS FIGHT.

WHAT IS YOUR OPINION ? SHOULD DARREN TILL RETIRE FROM MMA? 

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