At the age of 18, he started training in kickboxing, after being inspired by the Muay Thai film Ong-Bak. Two years later Adesanya made the decision to cease his studies in pursuit of a career in kickboxing and went on to amass an amateur record of 32–0 before turning professional and fighting in China.
Some initially postulated that it was of UFC fighter Paige VanZant. Till has since revealed that the tattoo is of his Brazilian ex-girlfriend, whom he has a daughter with. He got the tattoo as a birthday gift for his former beau.Sep 6, 2018
However, Till released the full video to his Instagram page to show just how difficult it was to get down to 170lbs (12st 2lb). Regular sauna sessions, pad work whilst dehydrated and even napping in multiple layers saw Till lose 2.5kg in one night, before a family emergency forced him away.May 14, 2020
UFC’s Darren Till was born and bred in Liverpool, but when he was 19 he upped and moved to Brazil to focus on his MMA career. After four years of intense training, he returned to the UK.
