UFC Releases Darren Till and Khabib Nurmagomedov's Teammate

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[{"selector":"#anim-0fac0326-724a-48c7-8ce9-843c738ec5db [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(5.077148053225266%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4fafaab0-e339-41bf-8f79-bf76f982fdaf","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d5c43e7f-5166-4284-bcc0-219ae6d6f5b3","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 82.26617%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-784dc328-828c-49d8-b099-b83569b8e31b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Till has fought 5 times since then, losing 4 of them. His only victory was against Kelvin. Earlier, Till had impressed the MMA community so much that Israel Adesanya, former middleweight champ, was interested in challenging him!

[{"selector":"#anim-777e56ab-3172-4b02-976b-5f83a82537e3 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-17.273998219505614%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-478d9cbc-fbc3-454d-b76d-bbefa53da6bd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a2ffba64-5416-4dff-a073-ad567a9f1caa","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -324.49867%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Till switched to middleweight after his consecutive losses to Woodley and Jorge. But it wasn't going as expected. He has lost 3 times since increasing his weight to 185 lbs against Robert Whittaker, Derek Brunson, and recently, Dricus du Plessis at UFC 282.

[{"selector":"#anim-b14509e0-85e8-4a5f-99fc-10307a13bbd4 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(17.165356721269724%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5c27e6ff-bcf6-4795-8c0e-78ab895fbce9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f7039205-14e8-4c76-a6cc-727f927a1fbf","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 60.29451%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0982c68e-6016-4229-b0cf-733e85ef7f89","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] In addition to Darren Till, Zubaira Tukhugov and Jose Johnson those who were Khabib Nurmagomedov's teammate was decided to be removed by the UFC.

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[{"selector":"#anim-89522cb3-f649-47a0-81b1-b1f5f0f23e12","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-2650ae7d-9b4d-470e-b65d-63f24fba7b9e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-49d0c9da-f208-4b9c-a19e-d3f002b29921","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-120.46204%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-829cca15-0851-4d08-a950-80cba8018d80 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-10.443359043129664%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] Till never gave off the impression that he was prepared for his bout. In addition, his career has also been hampered by a number of injuries. But things didn't work out for him.

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UFC Releases Darren Till and Khabib Nurmagomedov's Teammate

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