Darren Till reacts to Mike Perry’s threats

Darren Till is preparing for battle this weekend when he meets Robert Whittaker in the main event of UFC on ESPN 14 on Fight Island.

But that hasn’t stopped the “Gorilla” from picking other fights.

Till has been taking jabs at Mike Perry on social media for several months now. The attacks have gotten personal for Mike.

Following his win this past month, he told reporters if he sees Darrent Till in person they will fight on sight. 

Perry also threatened to “stick my finger in his eye.” 

Till respond to the threats in a recent interview with BT Sport.

“I think it’s just because he’s got a new girl and stuff (like) that probably, a little bit, offended his sensitivity. But that’s the fight game, mate,” Till said. “You have to be able to take it all on the chin, and he obviously can’t.

“So he’s talking like next time he sees me, he’s gonna poke me in the eye or something. Come on, mate, we both know that’s not gonna happen. I’m [6-foot-2]. I’d lift him straight off his feet, but I don’t take offense to it. Let him take offense to it.”

Till explained he was bored during the global pandemic.

“It was time – nothing to do, one training session a day,” Till explained. “We were all bored out of our minds. I thought, ‘How can I make this a better experience for everyone who follows me?’ So everyone knows I was having jokes with the champ and that, then having jokes with Mike Perry, (he) took it the wrong way.

“That’s all I did, and I’ve got a good sense of humor and I know how to write things and word things.”

Till doesn’t expect the fight to actually happen but he wishes Perry the best. 

“I hope he does well,” Till said. “I hope he gets the fights he wants, (but) he’s never going to fight me. I’m fighting contenders, former champs. He needs to worry about his path first before he starts worrying about me, because he ain’t getting that fight.”