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USA Today
21-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Luke Rockhold: Darren Till doesn't belong in a ring or a cage with me
Luke Rockhold says boxing will also be his world against Darren Till. Former middleweight champion Rockhold boxes fellow ex-UFC fighter Darren Till in the Misfits Boxing 22: Ring of Thrones main event on Aug. 30 at AO Arena from Manchester, England. Rockhold has excelled in MMA with his grappling and kicks, but is confident that when he laces up the gloves, he'll find success there as well – even though it's Till who's the more proven boxer after amassing a 3-0 record in exhibition boxing. "I've got a million options if I fight Darren Till – mainly kick him," Rockhold told Submission Radio. "Kick through his head, kick through his body, and then beat him up on the ground. There's a million different options. This will be a little bit more of a level playing field, but I still don't think that Darren Till belongs in a ring or a cage with me. "Darren's tough. He's a tough guy, but he's got a breaking point. I think he's complacent at times, and I think there are going to be openings. I can pressure him. I can hit him. People haven't seen me in the boxing ring. I can move. I can move, and I can hit hard with both hands. I'm nothing like anybody he's faced in recent times." With a win over Till, Rockhold wants to take out the popular names in boxing whom he doesn't think belong. "There's one thing I don't like in this world is just fake, bullshit f*cking people," Rockhold said. "The world is full of pathetic, fake people these days. I'm here, and the only reason I still fight is to fight for the greater good of real man, real sh*t. "I'm going to go out there, and I'm going to put Darren Till down, and I'm going to clean up Jake Paul and all these little f*cking minions. That's where I'm at. I'd like to set the world straight. The world's going in the wrong direction, and what excites me to fight is just to correct the bullsh*t of this world."
USA Today
16-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Tony Ferguson to box Salt Papi on card headlined by Darren Till vs. Luke Rockhold
Tony Ferguson has his first bout set post-UFC. The former interim UFC lightweight champion will make his boxing debut Aug. 30 at AO Arena in Manchester, England, as he battles social media influencer Salt Papi in a middleweight boxing bout at Misfits Boxing 22: Ring of Thrones. The fight will serve as the co-main event to a boxing clash between former UFC stars Darren Till and Luke Rockhold. The promotion announced both bookings on social media Wednesday. Ferguson, 41, parted ways with the UFC after a submission loss to Michael Chiesa in August 2024. The defeat was his eighth in a row and his fifth finish loss in that stretch. Ferguson was briefly contracted to the quickly-evaporated GFL, and had been announced to fight vs. Dillon Danis for the promotion. Salt Papi, 31, whose real name is Nathaniel Bustamante, rose to fame through YouTube and TikTok, amassing millions of followers. He's competed seven times in influencer boxing, compiling a 6-2 record, largely against other influencers. Till, 32, has gone 3-0 in exhibition boxing since he requested his UFC release in 2023. He most recently competed in May when he defeated fellow UFC alum Darren Stewart by unanimous decision at Misfits Boxing 21. Rockhold, 32, departed the UFC in 2022 after a battle with Paulo Costa. He fought Mike Perry in April 2023 for BKFC and lost by second-round TKO, before a violent knockout win over Joe Schilling in Karate Combat in April 2024. Rockhold has remained active in the world of grappling since his UFC release. The upcoming bout will be his boxing debut.
