The Ultimate Fighting Championship are continuing to broaden their horizons by exploring the possibility of hosting an event in Liverpool later in the year according to MMAFighting.
The UFC has hosted English events in the likes of Manchester for UFC 204 as well as London but are yet to stage a show on Merseyside.
Sources have revealed that the company are seriously considering plans and that they are close to being finalised.
UFC Dublin is planned for later in the year but could be scrapped in favour of a move to Liverpool.
The meteoric rise of welterweight prospect and Liverpool native, Darren Till, has been crucial to the promotion looking to host an event in the city.
Till hasn’t fought since knocking out Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone at UFC Gdansk back in October and is extremely well received in his hometown.
European promotion, Cage Warriors, has hosted plenty of events in Liverpool’s Echo Arena to great success with emerging stars such as Paddy ‘The Baddy Pimblett’, ‘Meatball’ Molly McCann and Chris Fishgold receiving fantastic receptions.
Till has been campaigning for a fight for a while and claims many of the top welterweights are ducking him. A fight between him and Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson failed to materialise and Till has said he will fight anyone in the top 20.
John Kavanagh has been actively campaigning for a meeting with SBG’s Gunnar Nelson which was expected to take place on the planned Dublin card but could now headline UFC Liverpool.
The UFC returns to England this week for UFC London which will be headlined by a heavyweight tilt between Fabricio Werdum and Alexander Volkov.
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133 Responses
Stevie Rae
Rob Walsh
Darren Till main card??????!
Didn’t mean to tag anything there
He’d headline against Nelson. Some shit hot fighters coming out of Liverpool at the minute. Paddy Pimblett is class, he’s another made for the UFC.
Leanne Finn
Andy Taylor Ash Gharu Richard Burton Carl Reeves Ben Toogood Tom Mousey Shephard Paul Wakelam ??
Jack
Darren till will main event
Could be worth looking into mate
Adrian Graves
Stuart Healer got to go
Am game
Be class you can get another bank load for front seats haha
John Ruddock you can pay for my birthday
Aye no bother mate I’ll brake into me nephews piggy bank haha
Get sum overtime in it wil be class like but not cheap
If we agree to go al hammer tho over time to go there me
See what date is mate and once tikets come out well see how much
Aye mate
Am down for this
Chris Sturrock
Scott Barron John Murray Kevin Drew Bryden Morgan
Down for this ! Darren till!!!
Incredibly keen, better be less ticket touts for this event ?
If it’s anything like the dogshite card on Saturday night I’d rather use the money for a sesh
Sam Goodall
Steve Sandbach
Dav Bain surely paddy? 6
Yeh defo has to be!
Darren till headliner paddy co main event? You two are huge paddy fans eh always hear yous talking about him lol
Aye the lads a beast, defo time for a ufc debut ??
Craig Sieber once you see him live you can’t not be a mad fan
Liam Percival Dan Korcu Josh Harrison
Darren Till ??
Ross Davidson
That’s got potential to grow arms n legs bud
Absolutely
Main card Darren till ?
Yea, there was talk of it happening in February
Makes sense ?time will tell ay
David Smith Peter Mccafferty, fancy a wee night oot lads?
Sounds good to me!
Class night out in liverpool. We could get a hotel.
Aye man ??
Matthew
Matthew McCallum
Yeah read it earlier, could be instead of the Dublin card in May as it’s no confirmed yet.
Hannah Docherty ??
Suppose
Wes WalkerCallum FyshSam Croxford
?? 100%
??
Louie Hoodless
Going man without a doubt
Depends on the card
Peter McNamara Sam Leitch Daniel Johnstone
Jake Denning Jeremy Compton…we can go take a piss on your tinpot stadium while we are there!
I’d kick you in your bad knee ? come on fortnite ?
10 mins
Kieran Charlesworth
Ste Moran ??
We’ll go if you want
Ste Moran defo laa
Jamie Cumming
Mate we are going no even up for debate ??if Darren till is fighting there I’ll pass out hahaha
About time!!?
Paddy Mcaleenan darren till headlining should stick some pennies by n go to this defo man
Should be at anfield
Ps good davie weir doon there
Kayleigh Mushen if this is true!!!!
I would love to go with u lol xxx
Adam Stonehouse Martin Hughes ?
Darren Till headlining I imagine. Gotta do it! ?
Phil Thornton
Ooooooo yes lad
Heard it all before
Richard Wood
Would be amazing mate
Ed Caush
Paul McLarnon
cert we’ll go to that
Olie Pearn
Makala Ellison-Rodaway we are going !!!!
Mark Truman
Ste Magneto Perrins
Mark Lean
Hopefully will be a good card mate. Fancy going if it is?
Scott Hurst
game i’ll go to that if u fancy it pal
Aye pal hopefully the ?is fighting
James Bell headline surely
?????
Leon Fell
Adam Brownlie Till
Gawn!!
Andy Holt
This is the one we are going to
Liam Johnson
Antony Rob ??
Daniel Fawkes
Yep
Demi Malloy