Darren Till has suffered an injury and was forced to withdraw from his scheduled middleweight contest against Jack Hermansson. The two were set to meet in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 208 in London on July 23.
It didn’t take long for Hermansson to get a replacement opponent. Although not formally announced by the promotion, the UFC’s official website lists Chris Curtis (23-8 MMA, 3-0 UFC) as his new opponent.
This is the second time Till (18-4-1 MMA, 6-4-1 UFC) has pulled out of a bout against Hermansson (22-7 MMA, 9-5 UFC). They previously were scheduled to fight in December 2020 before Till withdrew due to injury.
With the change, the UFC Fight Night 208 lineup now includes:
MAIN CARD
Curtis Blaydes vs. Tom Aspinall
Jack Hermansson vs. TBA
Jordan Leavitt vs. Paddy Pimblett
Alexander Gustafsson vs. Nikita Krylov
Hannah Goldy vs. Molly McCann
Paul Craig vs. Volkan Oezdemir
PRELIMINARY CARD
Marc Diakiese vs. Damir Hadzovic
Makwan Amirkhani vs. Jonathan Pearce
Charles Rosa vs. Nathaniel Wood
Charles Johnson vs. Muhammad Mokaev
Jai Herbert vs. Kyle Nelson
Mandy Bohm vs. Victoria Leonardo
Nicolas Dalby vs. Claudio Silva