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Darren Till Slid Into Israel Adesanya's DMs On Christmas With A Hilarious Message

Darren Till Slid Into Israel Adesanya's DMs On Christmas With A Hilarious Message

The UFC champion responded to his message.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Darren Till wished UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya a Merry Christmas in typical fashion.

Till has made no secrets about his desire to face Adesanya and the Liverpool fighter sent him a festive message on Christmas day.

"Merry Xmas brother x. Just give me the belt and we will be ok," he wrote in a DM to Adesanya who responded by writing back: "Hahahaha."

Adesanya then screenshotted Till's message and shared it on social media, accompanied with the caption: "Someone cut him off the eggnog too much."

Adesanya has enjoyed a remarkable 2019. He went 3-0 in the UFC which included becoming undisputed middleweight champion after thrashing Robert Whittaker in October.

Image: PA
Image: PA

Till, meanwhile, returned to the win column following back-to-back defeats by outpointing Kelvin Gastelum on his middleweight debut at UFC 244.

Image: PA
Image: PA
Image: PA
Image: PA

And he's full of praise for Adesanya and wants a potential showdown to take place at Anfield.

"I just think if we were to break Israel down, I think he's got the whole package," Till told SPORTbible. "I think he's got the swagger, knows how to talk, he's an intelligent guy, he's a good-looking guy, he's smart - brilliant fighter, he's a showman. What more do you want from a guy like that?!

"That would be the dream fight - me vs. Israel. I think that would sellout a stadium and obviously look what it would bring to Liverpool. It would just be such a legacy changing fight. I think it'd unbelievable."

Adesanya vs. Till at Anfield in 2020? Watch this space.

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Topics: UFC News, Fight News, UFC, MMA, Darren Till, Israel Adesanya

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado, and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Darren Till, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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