Darren Till will officially make his debut as a middleweight at UFC 244 against #4 ranked Kelvin Gastelum. The fight was confirmed by
ESPN.
Till is coming off two big losses from Tyron Woodley and Jorge Masvidal. Since then, the former contender for the welterweight title has confirmed that he was finally moving up to the middleweight division. Till’s professional record is 17 wins, 2 losses, and 1 no contest.
Gastelum is coming into the bout with a loss to Israel Adesanya at UFC 236. Despite losing his chance at the Interim Middleweight Championship, the California native came into the title bout with big wins over Ronaldo Souza and Michael Bisping. Gastelum’s professional record stands at 15 wins, 4 losses, and 1 no contest.
UFC 244 takes place on Saturday, November 2 from Madison Square Garden in New York, New York with no main event announced at this time.