Darren Till says UFC has lost its hype and he can no longer watch Dana White interviews

Darren Till has delivered a pointed critique of the UFC, telling media on June 8 that the promotion has lost its excitement factor and that he can no longer sit through interviews with president Dana White.

“As a fan, I just don’t think there’s that much hype around the UFC anymore,” Till said. “I don’t get excited for fights, whereas I used to, and I don’t know why that is. Maybe it’s not being promoted right. I don’t like saying this because he is a good guy, but I’ve just really gone off every interview that Dana does. I can’t watch any interview to do with him anymore, I just can’t.”

Till, 33, specifically said he has no interest in UFC Freedom 250, the seven-fight card scheduled for June 14 on the south lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. The event is headlined by a lightweight title unification bout between Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje, with Alex Pereira and Ciryl Gane meeting for the interim heavyweight belt in the co-main event.

The Liverpool-born fighter left the UFC without formally retiring, keeping the door open to an MMA return. Instead, he has carved out a new career in combat sports on different terms. Till has gone 3-0 in Misfits Boxing, a run that included a title victory over fellow UFC veteran Luke Rockhold last year. He added a knockout win in his Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship debut last month.

Whether Till ever returns to MMA remains unclear, but his comments reflect a growing conversation around the UFC’s ability to generate mainstream excitement at a time when the promotion is staging one of its most high-profile events in recent memory.