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Darren Till certainly knows how to pick his social media targets.

Undefeated UFC middleweight Bo Nickal is the latest fighter to draw Till’s ire, with the former welterweight contender taking a shot at Nickal on Thursday.

In post on Twitter responding to Nickal outlining his future plans on his YouTube channel, Till wrote, “The ginger ninja doesn’t even fight. Talks more than me and I talk a lot.”

The timing of Till’s comments are somewhat strange given that Nickal is set for his second appearance of 2024 when he fights Paul Craig at UFC 309 on Nov. 16 at Madison Square Garden in New York. A three-time NCAA Division-I wrestling champion who made his pro MMA debut in 2022, Nickal has so far lived up to his enormous hype, going 6-0 and finishing all but one of his opponents in the first round.

However, Till isn’t impressed with the quality of competition nor does he feel that Nickal passes the eye test.

“He even shit talks me and hasn’t beat an opponent who’s record is a winning one,” Till wrote.

There is some truth to Till’s statement. All of Nickal’s UFC opponents came into the cage with winning pro records, but none of them were over the .500 mark inside the octagon.

Even when Till went on to compliment Nickal, he made sure to throw in a few nasty digs.

“Yes, his wrestling is good but his striking is appalling and his cooking videos make me want to stab myself to death,” Till wrote.

It’s unclear what Till’s angle is here as he is not currently competing in MMA. Till previously fought for the UFC welterweight title against Tyron Woodley at UFC 228, where he was submitted by Woodley in Round 2. He parted ways with the UFC in February 2023.

Currently, Till is dabbling in the world of boxing. He made a successful debut this past July with a controversial win over Mohammad Mutie, and was supposed to fight veteran Julio César Chávez Jr. on July 20 on the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson card, but that event was postponed to Nov. 15. Till’s bout was not re-booked.

Check out Nickal’s podcast below.

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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to its APEX facility this weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada, for UFC Vegas 98, topped by the 125-pound showdown between Top 5 flyweight contenders Brandon Royval and Tatsuro Taira. Shortly before that five-round banger on ESPN+, longtime middleweight veteran Brad Tavares goes head-to-head with 185-pound “Iron Turtle” Jun Yong Park!

Event: UFC Vegas 98: “Royval vs. Taira”
Date: Sat., Oct. 12, 2024
Location: UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada
Broadcast: ESPN+
Start Time: 4 p.m. ET Prelims Card | 7 p.m. ET Main Card

UFC Vegas 98 Main Event On ESPN+:

125 lbs.: Brandon Royval vs. Tatsuro Taira

UFC Vegas 98 Main Card on ESPN+ (7 p.m. ET):

185 lbs.: Brad Tavares vs. Jun Yong Park
155 lbs.: Grant Dawson vs. Rafa García
115 lbs.: Cory McKenna vs. Julia Polastri
170 lbs.: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Alex Morono
185 lbs.: Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Josh Fremd — CANCELED (details here)

UFC Vegas 98 ‘Prelims’ Card on ESPN+ (4 p.m. ET):

170 lbs.: Chidi Njokuani vs. Jared Gooden
125 lbs.: CJ Vergara vs. Ramazonbek Temirov
145 lbs.: Jonathan Pearce vs. Pat Sabatini
170 lbs.: Themba Gorimbo vs. Niko Price
265 lbs.: Junior Tafa vs. Sean Sharaf (not Chris Barnett)
135 lbs.: Dan Argueta vs. Cody Haddon
125 lbs.: Clayton Carpenter vs. Lucas Rocha

*Fight card, bout order and amount of fights remain subject to change.*

To checkout UFC’s upcoming schedule of events click here.

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Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol are all set for their showdown Saturday evening.

Beterbiev (174.96) and Bivol (174.12) both made weight for the light heavyweight title unification showdown Friday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Beterbiev puts his WBC, IBF, and WBO light heavyweight titles on the line, while Bivol will put up his WBA belt in the main event.

“I was trying to reach my limits for preparation,” Bivol said.

Check out Beterbiev vs. Bivol weigh-in results below.

Main Event (ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET)

Artur Beterbiev (174.9) vs. Dmitry Bivol (174.12) — for the IBF, WBC, WBO and WBA light heavyweight titles

Undercard (DAZN at 12 p.m. ET)

Fabio Wardley (241.6) vs. Frazer Clarke (271.3)

Jai Opetaia (198.9) vs. Jack Massey (199.12) — for Opetaia’s IBF cruiserweight title

Chris Eubank Jr. (159.12) vs. Kamil Szeremeta (159.12)

Skye Nicolson (125.9) vs. Raven Chapman (125.9) — for Nicolson’s WBC featherweight title

Ben Whittaker (174.9) vs. Liam Cameron (174.6)

Mohammaed Alakel (131.6) vs. Jesus Gonzalez (131.6)

Marco Maric (152.6) vs. Christian Lopez Flores (151.9)

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Dan Argueta, Josh Fremd, and Jared Gooden have some explaining to do.

The three fighters competing at UFC Vegas 98 all failed to make weight at Friday morning’s official weigh-ins, with Argueta (138.5) missing by 2.5 pounds, Fremd (186) by 3 pounds, and Gooden (172.5) by 1.5 pounds. Their respective opponents Cody Haddon, Abdul Razak Alhassan, and Chidi Njokuani all successfully made weight.

Officials later announced that all three bouts will proceed as catchweights, with Fremd forfeiting 30 percent of his purse as penalty, and Argueta and Gooden both forfeiting 20 percent.

The misses are a particularly bad look for Fremd and Gooden, both of whom have been tripped up by the scale in the past.

For the second time in his UFC career, Fremd weighed in three pounds over the limit. He also came in at 189 pounds for a middleweight bout against Jamie Pickett at UFC Vegas 78 in August 2013, later going on to defeat Pickett by unanimous decision.

Gooden has now missed weight three times as a UFC fighter. Most recently, he came in six pounds over the limit for a fight with Carlston Harris in March 2023, though on that occasion he had accepted the bout on less than a week’s notice. He is 0-2 after failing to make weight.

In more positive news, flyweight headliners Brandon Royval and Tatsuro Taira successfully weighed in for Saturday’s main event, with both registering at 125.5 pounds. Royval is currently tied for the No. 2 spot in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, with the undefeated Taira at No. 8. Whoever leaves UFC Vegas 98 with a win might also put themselves in pole position for a shot at flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja.

See official UFC Vegas 98 weigh-in results below.

Main Card (ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET)

Brandon Royval (125.5) vs. Tatsuro Taira (125.5)

Brad Tavares (185) vs. Jun Yong Park (185.5)

Chidi Njokuani (170.5) vs. Jared Gooden (172.5)*

Grant Dawson (156) vs. Rafa Garcia (154.5)

Daniel Rodriguez (170) vs. Alex Morono (170.5)

Abdul Razak Alhassan (186) vs. Josh Fremd (189)**

Preliminary Card (ESPN+ at 4 p.m. ET)

CJ Vergara (126) vs. Ramazan Temirov (125.5)

Jonathan Pearce (145) vs. Pat Sabatini (145)

Themba Gorimbo (170.5) vs. Niko Price (170.5)

Julia Polastri (115) vs. Cory McKenna (115)

Junior Tafa (241) vs. Sean Sharaf (252)

Dan Argueta (138.5)*** vs. Cody Haddon (135)

Clayton Carpenter (125.5) vs. Lucas Rocha (125.5)

*Gooden missed weight. His bout with Chidi Njokuani proceeds at a catchweight with Gooden forfeiting 20 percent of his purse as penalty

**Fremd missed weight. His bout with Abdul Razal Alhassan proceeds at a catchweight with Fremd forfeiting 30 percent of his purse as penalty

***Argueta missed weight. His bout with Cody Haddon proceeds at a catchweight with Argueta forfeiting 20 percent of his purse as penalty

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The UFC Vegas 98 weigh-in video features 26 fighters stepping on the scale Friday morning in Las Vegas. Watch a live stream of the official weigh-ins above, courtesy of Ag. Fight.

In the main event, Brandon Royval and Tatsuro Taira have to hit the flyweight limit of 126 pounds for the non-title fight.

Royval has won four of his past five fights, while Taira has never suffered a professional loss (16-0 overall, 6-0 in the UFC).

The UFC Vegas 98 official weigh-ins begin at 12 p.m. ET.

Check out UFC Vegas 98 weigh-in results below.

Main Card (ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET)

Brandon Royval vs. Tatsuro Taira

Brad Tavares vs. Jun Yong Park

Chidi Njokuani vs. Jared Gooden

Grant Dawson vs. Rafa Garcia

Daniel Rodriguez vs. Alex Morono

Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Josh Fremd

Preliminary Card (ESPN+ at 4 p.m. ET)

CJ Vergara vs. Ramazan Temirov

Jonathan Pearce vs. Pat Sabatini

Themba Gorimbo vs. Niko Price

Julia Polastri vs. Cory McKenna

Junior Tafa vs. Sean Sharaf

Dan Argueta vs. Cody Haddon

Clayton Carpenter vs. Lucas Rocha

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