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Darren Till has reportedly been arrested for trashing a hotel and stealing a taxi in Tenerife.

The MMA fighter from Walton is understood to have been stopped by foreign police after jumping in a cab and speeding off, as the driver put his luggage in the boot.

According to Tenerife Daily El Dia, the 26-year-old was stopped by officers in the quiet resort of La Caleta in the south of the Island after the taxi driver reported the incident.

It also reported he was one of five Brits who had previously been kicked out of an unnamed hotel for smashing up furniture and emptying fire extinguishers.

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The taxi - a Volkswagen Caddy - was said to have been been taken in the Costa Adeje area of Tenerife after the group tried to get into another hotel but were turned away and the cabbie arrived to pick them up.

The arrests are said to have happened in the early hours of Thursday morning.

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The other four Brits who were reportedly held have not been named.

Till, known as the Gorilla, competes in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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I n March he made an unsuccessful return to the octagon as he was knocked out by Jorge Masvidal.

The 25-year-old took on the Miami man at the O2 Arena in London, exclusively live on BT Sport in the UK and ESPN+ Stateside.

He has previously said he wanted to fight Conor McGregor li sting Ireland, Las Vegas and Liverpool’s Anfield stadium as potential fight destinations.

Till, who began training in Muay Thai at the age of 12 and turned professional at the age of 15, was stabbed twice in the back at a party in August 2012 after confronting a large group of men.

The knife missed his main artery by a millimetre.

He later moved to Brazil to pursue his MMA career and teach Muay Thai, staying in the South American country for three and a half years and becoming fluent in Portuguese.