Darren Till and Luke Rockhold. Yes, two names you probably thought you were left in the UFC scrapbook, but here we are … they sit up in a goat’s ring of all places. The AO Arena, Manchester, Saturday night, Dazn ppv. Don’t act as if you’re not curious, even if you roll your eyes.
Till’s 32, at home in Liverpool, chased his third direct victory this year. He kept busy, beat Anthony Taylor and worked out Darren Stewart – that’s why he gained at least a little momentum. However, Rockhold has … Mate’s 40, for a while out of the cage, and his one is going to end in a bare knuckle box with the fact that he is stopped. Not exactly the form that you would bet on.
Why does this even happen?
Because names sell. This is the truth. Fans know until. They know Rockhold. No matter if one’s ginny and the other lost a garden, people will pay to see familiar faces scrap. That’s why Tony Ferguson – yes, that Tony – is a box -influencer Salt Papi. That’s why Joey Essex is putting them on. That’s why Dillon Danis is back to get people up, the same as always. “I just want to fight and lock people,” Till told Dazn this week, dead seriously, and you can’t help but think that Rockhold is just here for the check.
What should we really expect?
Don’t pretend it’s world level box. It is not. It is a crossover circus, and there is nothing wrong with it when you know what you are buying. The bottom map is piled up with names you recognize for all the wrong reasons – Reality TV, Twitter Beefs, UFC veterans who pay out. Joey Essex, Demi Sims, Dillon Danis … half of it reads like a gossip column. People still agree. It tells you all about where fighting nights are heading.
Take me? Until Rockhold stops. Rockhold has been chinny for years, and gloves don’t fix it. Unless it blows it, it will be a showcase to talk about larger CROSSOVER Payment days. And if rockhold we shock, well, it’s box, isn’t it?
Event details
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Date: Saturday 30 August
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Place: To the arena, Manchester
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Start time: 14:00 Et / 19:00 UK
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Ring of main events: 18:00 ET / 23:00 UK
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Live on: Dazn ppv
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Price: $ 49.99 US / £ 19.99 UK / € 19.99 Europe / $ 39.99 Australia
Complete Fighting Card (Subject to Change):
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Darren Till vs. Luke Rockhold (Bridgerweight)
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Tony Ferguson vs Salt Papi (middle weight)
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Dillon Danis vs. Warren Spencer (lightweight)
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Joey Essex vs Numeiro (middle weight)
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Ty Mitchell vs Sean Hemphill (Super Middle Weight)
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Chase Demoor vs Natan Marcon (heavyweight)
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Amadeusz Ferrari vs Rahim Pardesi (Light-Hevyweght)
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Amir Anderson vs Vitor Siqueira (middleweight)
Last updated on 08/27/2025
