Darren Till cuts killer promo for UFC-Liverpool, somehow makes Phil Collins' music seem ominous

We already know UFC welterweight Darren Till could fight. Now we’re finding out he can cut a sweet promo, too, even if he is dressed like a walking ransom note.

Shortly after news broke that Till (16-0-1 MMA, 4-0-1 UFC) would headline the UFC’s first event in Liverpool, England, on May 27, Till showed up cageside at UFC Fight Night 127 in London to make the case for his hometown, and it’s hard to hear it and remain unconvinced.

“Forget the T-Mobile (Arena), forget Madison Square Garden,” Till said. “It’s never been done at Liverpool. And everywhere around the world, people know what Scousers are like. There’s never a UFC event that’s going to be like the 27th of May in Liverpool, and I guarantee that to everyone in the world, all 9 billion people. Liverpool that night is the place to be, or to watch it on TV.”

For the sake of clarification, “Scousers” are people from Liverpool. People, in other words, like Till himself.

It’s less clear if people all over the world really do know what they’re like, but with Till out here making the best case this side of The Beatles, the region may be due for an uptick in tourism.

Also, can we pause for a moment and appreciate the energy Till brings to this whole thing? He doesn’t even have an opponent announced for UFC Fight Night 130 yet, and still he manages to sell it. That’s due in part to lines like this, when he referenced his preferred entrance music.

“When I come out to those drums of Phil Collins,” Till said, “you’re going to know that I’m the (expletive) man.”

Now how can you not get excited about a guy like that? He’s been waiting for this moment all his life. Oh Lord.

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