Darren Till blasts ‘f*cking dumb’ fans ripping Israel Adesanya after UFC Saudi Arabia loss

Darren Till is not impressed with members of the MMA fan base in regards to Israel Adesnaya.

The former two-time UFC middleweight champ was stopped by Nassourdine Imavov in the second round of the UFC Saudi Arabia main event on Saturday in Riyadh. Adesanya has now lost three straight, and four of his past five, leading many — including former champ and UFC Hall of Famer Michael Bisping saying Adesanya’s “time at the top is done.”

While that could be true, it seems that other fan comments got Till’s attention, which he responded to on Twitter.

“I have just read a comment on an MMA page saying the downfall of Israel Adesanya needs to be studied! Can everyone on here who is not absolute moron actually understand that statement,” Till wrote. I am trying so hard to understand it but can’t… I’m so confused… What downfall???? I’ve seen people comment about downfalls, studies, etc. All that shit like the downfall of Darren Till needs to be studied. I get that. I should have excelled more in the UFC than I did but some certain factors didn’t let me.

“But now. I swear, I can not even fathom that I have just seen a comment saying Israel Adesanya’s downfall needs to be studied. Me and Izzy aren’t friends, I wouldn’t even say I am his biggest fan outside of the octagon etc., but thats got f*ck all to do with what that man has achieved in this sport. He was a f*cking wrecking machine at middleweight. No one could beat him. Literally at one stage he looked unbeatable in his title reign. People only cried for the fight between me and him because of styles but facts are facts, he was f*cking ruining everyone.

“He made Paulo Costa look like a baby, who by the way had a war with Yoel Romero. He absolutely bodied Robert Whittaker. Izzy was an absolute wrecking machine in his day. He is without doubt one of the middleweight GOATs and it’s not even up for debate. In fact he can lose his next [five] fights and it wouldn’t change a f*cking thing on his GOAT status.

“But these today kind of mma fans are so f*cking dumb — stupid IQ of about 10 — say these things. I just look and think, ‘Oh my [f*cking] God. Hope is lost. Gang of absolute morons. I’m in utter disbelief by it. Sorry all of u for the big ass rant but fuck me. A man like Izzy should be worshipped among MMA fans and the UFC. He’s literally one of the all-time greats.”

Adesanya looked in great form early in the fight against Imavov, starting things out aggressively, and winning the first round on all three judges’ scorecards. As the second began, Adesanya was poked in the eye and decided to continue fighting rather than take the up-to-five minute recovery time. When the action resumed, Imavov floored Adesanya with a big shot that led to the end of the fight.

The 35-year-old Adesanya had an incredible title run before losing to Alex Pereira at UFC 285 in November 2022, before regaining the belt five months later as he knocked out Pereira in the rematch at UFC 287. Adesanya’s title reign was short lived as he dropped the belt to Sean Strickland at UFC 293 in September 2023, and after 11 months away, was stopped by now champ Dricus du Plessis at UFC 305 this past August.

Till understands that fans may not like all fighters, but that doesn’t take away from what they’ve accomplished throughout their careers. In fact, the one-time UFC title challenger even put Colby Covington over in the same conversation.

“Colby Covington is a top-tier f*cking [division] wrestler,” Till wrote. “The motherf*cker runs up mountains. He lives and breathes the sport, he’s an absolute savage. Cardio for days like I’ve never seen. But because he acts like a complete fool, everyone likes to say he’s shit, acting on their own personal emotions towards him. [You] are all f*cking Dumb. Dumb as f*ck. Over and out!”