Darren Until has garnered success in his post-UFC run, however there’s one factor that he can’t shake even years later.
Until’s UFC tenure got here to an finish after he requested his launch to discover different alternatives. He ended his UFC stint on a three-fight skid, however he has turned his luck round. “The Gorilla” has boxing wins over Luke Rockhold, Darren Stewart, and Anthony Taylor. He additionally nabbed his newest bare-knuckle win over Yoel Romero on the BKFC 94 card this previous Saturday.
Whereas Until has carved out his place in fight sports activities exterior of the UFC banner, he does have one remorse. Chatting with reporters throughout the BKFC 94 post-fight presser, Until mentioned that by no means capturing UFC gold nonetheless eats at him (by way of Bloody Elbow).
“I’m a really trustworthy man,” Until mentioned. “I’m gonna have a thorn in me for the remainder of my life that I didn’t win a UFC title. That was my dream. That was my be-all and end-all in life. Me and my crew, Group Kaobon, we tried. We have been the primary out of Liverpool to do it, and we got here up brief.
“I’ll by no means take that thorn out of me except I’m going again to the UFC. My supervisor doesn’t need me to, however at some point, who is aware of? I’m simply going via every little thing now. I’m in bare-knuckle. I’ve performed boxing, and I may return to professional boxing in some unspecified time in the future.”
So far as what could possibly be subsequent for Until, he’s eyeing a grudge match in opposition to fellow ex-UFC star Mike Perry. For the time being, Perry is within the technique of recovering from a dislocation in a latest MMA bout in opposition to Brandon Jenkins. There’s no phrase on when Perry will probably be medically cleared to return to motion.
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