Former UFC star Darren Till had a fight lined up and ready to be announced before conflict with Iran threw the Middle-Eastern region into disarray. 

Iran is at war with Israel and the US after a joint military operation saw its Supreme Leader killed in Tehran, plunging the region into further conflict, including strikes in neighboring states and western allies Saudi Arabia and UAE. 

Till resides in Dubai, UAE, and told “Bobby Lad” that he had a fight lined up there, but due to the conflict, the bout was cancelled. 

“It was like, five or six days from being announced. But obviously, I live in Dubai. The war, I don’t want to call it a war, the conflict or whatever happening there,” he explained. “I was meant to be fighting around that area there. Dubai, obviously a great place. I felt safe when I was living there. I’ll even be going back, I don’t feel in any way shape or form unsafe in Dubai. But I think just for worldwide reasons, that’s why it got cancelled.”

Till said he was eight weeks into his training camp with everything due to be announced, but then everything was cancelled and he is now once again “on the market.”

Till last fought in MMA for UFC in December 2022, losing via submission to Dricus Du Plessis to mark his fifth defeat in almost as many years, having first suffered a loss to Tyron Woodley for the Welterweight title in 2018. He has since taken to boxing with Misfits, beating Luke Rockhold for the MFB Bridgerweight title last year.

Eddie Hall only recently said he reckoned conversations would be held over a fight with Till, having been confirmed to be fighting Tommy Fury on June 13.