The previous contender for the welterweight title has stated that his bout against Tyron Woodley at UFC 228 would probably be the last time he compete at 170 pounds, according to a blog post written on
PaddyPower.com.
“I’m a big dude for welterweight to be honest, so that’s probably going to be my last fight at that weight,” wrote Till. “Welterweight isn’t fully gone for me, but I’m going to be happy going up to middleweight now and I’ll be strong at that weight not having to cut as much weight.
“It’s not that I can’t make the weight. I’m just a big lad so I just have to be on such a strict, regimented diet and being honest, I don’t like doing it. People might say ‘he’s not disciplined enough’, but because I have to cut so much weight I can only eat the bare minimum of food and that’s not how I want to be training.”
There is no word on when Till is set to return to competition or who his first challenger might be in the UFC’s 185-pound division.