2. Year of the “BMF”: Jorge Masvidal silences the crowd with knockout over Darren Till
It had been 16 months since we last saw [autotag]Jorge Masvidal[/autotag], when he made the walk against Darren Till in the UFC on ESPN+ 5 headliner in London.
With his back against the wall, Masvidal was coming off back-to-back losses to Demian Maia and Stephen Thompson, as he entered enemy territory to take on former UFC welterweight title challenger,Till.
It wasn’t the best of starts for Masvidal, who came out like a bat out of hell, landing a side kick right below Till’s belt, putting a stop to the action. A few seconds after they resumed, Till tagged Masvidal with a perfectly timed left hand which sat him down.
But it lit a fire under Masvidal, who started to press forward aggressively. Till pressed forward as well, as the two battled for the center of the octagon. Till continued to land some solid left hand shots, but Masvidal was able to tag Till with a few counters, mixing things up with some body kicks, which set the tone for Round 2.
In the second round, Masvidal was starting to find a home for some of his strikes, landing on the counter. Just over the round’s midway mark, Masvidal lunged forward with an overhand left, followed by another left while Till was on his way down, knocking him out cold, and silencing the O2 arena.
Masvidal rebounded emphatically, kickstarting an incredible year, on route to capturing the “BMF” title with a win over Nate Diaz in the main event of the memorable UFC 244.
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