Darren Until is just not impressed with the present state of the UFC.
After dropping 5 of his final six fights contained in the Octagon, ‘The Gorilla’ opted to stroll away from the UFC and take a look at himself in boxing. Since then, Until has delivered a few profitable showings within the squared circle, defeating Mohammad Mutie and Anthony Taylor. Subsequent, he’ll face one other former UFC fighter, Darren Stewart, on Friday, Might 16, within the Misfits Boxing 21 headliner in Derby, England.
Forward of his return to the ring on Friday, Until appeared on The Ariel Helwani Present, the place he not solely spoke about his upcoming boxing bout, but in addition the UFC’s slate of uninspiring champions and lackluster contenders.
“It appears sh*t in the intervening time,” Until mentioned. “It looks as if after I was within the welterweight division, it appeared prefer it was simply killers’ row. Now the welterweight division simply appears sh*t. I’m sorry to say the welterweight division is on its ass. The light-weight division I really feel like is on its ass. The featherweight division, on its ass.
“The middleweight division, most likely the perfect one for me in the intervening time. Mild heavyweight, on its ass. Heavyweight, on its ass. It’s simply on its ass. However I do love the UFC. I like Dana [White], what they do. However proper now it simply looks as if it’s on its ass a bit. I simply desire a little bit of spark.”
Darren Until thinks Khamzat Chimaev will deal with Du Plessis inside two rounds
Amongst these names that Until is just not a fan of is present middleweight titleholder Dricus Du Plessis. In fact, ‘The Gorilla’ could also be holding a little bit of animosity in direction of ‘DDP.’ In spite of everything, Until’s final combat contained in the Octagon was a third-round submission loss towards the South African at UFC 282.
“Inform Dricus I mentioned ‘f*ck him,’ by the best way. I can’t stand his guts as a result of he’s so sh*t, he’s so good,” Until mentioned.
“With respect, I’m by no means going to look previous Dricus. He trains laborious, he’s tremendous devoted, he’s tremendous robust. He’s received that awkward fashion that doesn’t make any sense. I feel Khamzat [Chimaev] will beat him inside two rounds. I actually do consider that. However look, Khamzat is aware of it’s a tricky combat, however Khamzat trains like a beast. I do assume Khamzat will get it finished in two rounds.”
Du Plessis is scheduled to defend his title towards the undefeated Chechen monster at UFC 319 on Saturday, August 16 in Chicago.
