Darren Till has accepted the offer of a blockbuster showdown with Robert Whittaker for UFC London.
Till returned to the win column in his last bout at UFC 244, where he beat Kelvin Gastelum by split-decision on his middleweight debut.
The 26-year-old entered the UFC middleweight rankings at No.5 and he's now set his sights on the No.1 contender Whittaker.
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He's called for a fight with the Aussie and proposed a meeting at UFC London early next year.
"Let's fight at ufc London then @robwhittakermma? #YouAreNotReady," he Tweeted.
Whittaker, 29, suffered his first loss at 185lbs to Israel Adesanya and he wants his first match after losing his title to be against Till.
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"I'm really interested in the Till fight," he said. "I'd love to fight him in London, next year. We were talking about it today, a big part of fighting and doing what I do and being on the international stage is enjoying the ride.
"Enjoying the experience, enjoying traveling, going to new cities, going to new countries to fight. To work. To make a living. So I've never been to London, I'd love to go, I'd love to fight there, I'd love to fight Till. That's a good fight.
"It's not personal, but I want to fight in London, and he's kind of my ticket in there. So no offense Till, but let's fight in London. That'd be cool.
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"I think he's a great fighter, I think that last fight was super technical. Very smart. I like the way he carries himself. I like straight cats, I like guys what you see is what you get sorta thing.
"He reminds me of the characters in Peaky Blinders, so I just like him. He's just savvy. He's cool."
Till vs. Whittaker at UFC London? Watch this space.
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