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Darren Till to take time away from UFC following Du Plessis loss

Till tasted defeat on his return to the Octagon
Till tasted defeat on his return to the OctagonProfimedia
Darren Till fought for the first time in over a year last Sunday but was defeated via submission by South African fighter Dricus Du Plessis.

Following the disappointing loss, Till took to Instagram to apologise to his supporters and set out a plan for where he goes next.

While he has lost his last three fights in a row - and five of his previous six - the Englishman refrained from making any knee-jerk decisions.

“I’m not retired, this is not a retirement speech. I’m 29, that would be stupid to decide. I’m on a bit of a losing skid at the moment, I really am," Till said.

“Now, I don’t know what to do properly, but I think I’m going to have a little time off from the UFC, I don’t know, and just rethink stuff."

"I’m not retired, I want to fight, I want to fight next year, but now I just want to spend Christmas with my family, have a good time with my friends, and everybody who supports me, my team back home."

You can see Till's full post-fight reaction here: