Darren Till has opinions about the MVP MMA card on May 16, and none of them are particularly generous toward the fighters involved.
Speaking with MMA Fighting about his BKFC signing and the Perry situation, Till was asked about the Netflix event and delivered a sweeping verdict on the entire card.
“It’s just a mongoloid fight, isn’t it? Just a pair of f***ing Teletubbies fighting each other. Nate Diaz can’t string a sentence together, neither can Mike. It’s trash. American trash. Just trash. Everyone on that card is trash, actually. In fact, it’s a full card of mongoloids. Trash.”
Till also revealed that MVP had been in contact with his manager about potentially booking him on the show, but talks went nowhere.
“MVP were chatting to my manager. I think they were in touch. I was obviously interested in fighting Jake. Jake’s got other plans in life. If that fight ever one day arises, then yeah, it’s there. But they reached out, nothing came to terms. Got nothing bad to say about them, to be honest with you. Nakisa seems like a cool guy. Hopefully, one day we do business.”
Despite the harsh words for the card, Till acknowledged the financial reality behind Perry and Diaz’s participation and gave credit where he felt it was due.
“I do slight Mike Perry a lot but if he’s going to make a lot of money there on MVP with Nate Diaz, props to them. But I don’t hate Nate. I don’t hate Mike. I give them s—, but if they’re making a lot of money, I have to give all respect and kudos, too.”
He also made clear his willingness to say exactly what he thinks is not something he plans to change, regardless of the reaction.
“Look, I don’t give a f***. I’m going to speak my mind, and people can take it however they want it. I don’t care about it. No one’s above it or anything like that. My ego’s been hurt enough. I’ve been knocked out in front of millions. Imagine how I feel!”