Kelvin Gastelum reveals he was hesitant to fight Darren Till at UFC 244
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Former welterweight title challenger from the United Kingdom, Darren Till is all set to fight Kelvin Gastelum on November 2 at UFC 244 which is scheduled to take place at the Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Although UFC got a lot of flak from fans for making this fight considering, he is coming off of two back to back losses against Jorge Masvidal and Tyron Woodley. Even Gastelum was shocked and was extremely hesitant to take the fight.
"At first thought, I was like, 'I don't know if it's worth it for me to accept this kind of fight because he is coming off a two-fight losing streak,'" Gastelum told MMA Junkie in a recent interview. "I feel like I'm still in title contention, and I feel like I should get one of those top guys. But I want to fight in Madison Square Garden."
Gastelum believes he is in contention for a title shot even if he lost to Israel Adesanya at UFC 236 via a close decision. It was one of the best fights of the year. He also thinks that a win over Till does nothing for him in terms of pursuing a future title fight.
"I put a lot of thought on who my opponent is and why I'm fighting him, and will it get me to the title shot – will it get me closer to where I want to go," Gastelum said. "I definitely asked those questions, and none of them applied to Darren Till. I don't think if I win – it's not going to get me a title shot. It's not getting me closer. But I just think I need to go out there and make a statement against a guy like Darren Till because of my last performance. I want to go out there, I want to show that I'm still hungry, I'm still in contention, and I'm still one of the best guys around at this weight class." (H/T – MMAJunkie.com)
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