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UFC Liverpool Main Event Saved Following Darren Till 'Emergency'

UFC Liverpool Main Event Saved Following Darren Till 'Emergency'
Eoin Lyons
By Eoin Lyons
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UFC Liverpool's main card fight between Darren Till and Stephen 'Wonderboy' Thompson looked to be doomed earlier today after the former failed to turn up to the weigh ins on time today, and when he did arrive the 25-year-old weighed in 174.5 pounds, 3.5 pounds over the designated weight.

Fortunately it looks like the weight issues have been settled as Thompson has agreed to fight Till at a catchweight of 188 pounds, with the clause that the Liverpudlian fighter must not weigh over that amount by 1pm tomorrow ahead of their Sunday evening showdown.

Till has also forfeited 30% of his purse in lieu of missing weight:

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The fighter was given an extra hour by the UFC to make weight following a family emergency, the details of which have not yet come to light:

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It would have been a bitter pill for the fighter to swallow had Thompson refused the fight, especially as UFC Liverpool would have been organised with Till in mind and the welterweight has apologised following the incident:

Till, who resides in Brazil spoke in the run up to the fight that he would be enduring a tough weight cut, and with the likes of Khabib Nurmagomedov, Anthony Pettis and Max Holloway all recently failing weight cuts in high profile bouts, it may force UFC boss Dana White to reconsider the rules surrounding weight cutting in the sport.

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See Also: UFC Prospect Darren Till Goes AWOL Ahead Of Wonderboy Showdown

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