LIVERPOOL, England – Darren Till has some concern he won’t be able to stay under 188 pounds for his second weigh-in Sunday ahead of his scheduled UFC Fight Night 130 main event against Stephen Thompson.

After missing weight by 3.5 pounds this morning, Till was fined 30 percent of his total purse. Also, he agreed to do a second weigh-in on the morning of his fight and can’t come in over 188 pounds. For one of the biggest welterweights in the world, that could prove to be problematic.

In an exclusive post-weigh-in interview with MMAjunkie, Till said he had no excuses for missing weight. UFC officials said the issue stemmed partially from a family emergency that interrupted Till’s weight cut, but the Brit was not willing to hang the situation on that reason alone.

Till said he did everything in his power to make weight. When it didn’t happen, he said he even offered Thompson his entire fight purse.

“There’s never no excuse for missing weight,” Till told MMAjunkie. “I always say it: When you fight, and you lose a fight, there’s no excuse. You lose. Same with the battle with the scales. This time I lost, and there’s no excuse. I know that the UFC said why I missed and gave some information. When I started cutting weight I got an emergency call. It was a family matter. I just had to go to the hospital there and back. I only had five kilos (11 pounds) to go. Usually I have six, seven. I was running. I was OK. I was fine. And I tried to get in the sauna, tried to get in the steam, I tried to do a bath. It just wasn’t happening. I was knackered.

“I missed weight, and I’m truly embarrassed by it, but the fight’s still on hopefully. I’ve got to weigh in again tomorrow. We’ll see how it goes. I know they’re very adamant I’ve got to weigh a certain weight. The ball’s in their court.

“Listen, I offered 100 percent of my purse. Money is no object. Money will come sooner than later. I offered 100 percent.”

The majority issue for Till going forward resolves around the conditions for the second weigh-in. He said his weight has already started to climb after some basic rehydration methods, and it’s likely to keep going up throughout the day.

Till he said he can get upward of 210 pounds before cutting down to welterweight, so keeping himself under 188 will be a challenge. Still, Till said he’ll do his best to make it happen, even if it means putting in a hard training session the morning of his fight.

“They were adamant I had to weigh in 83-85 kilo (182-187 pounds), which just – it’s bad for me health,” Till said. “We’ll see what happens in the morning when I weigh. I’ve already started drinking. I’ve already started filling back up. We’ll see. I’m sure the fight’s on. I’ll have to pass medicals, and I’ll have to train tonight or tomorrow. But I’m mentally prepared for anything. Nothing gets to me in this life. If I do have to train in the morning to make the weight and cut again, I’ll do it.

“Eighty-five kilo tomorrow morning is not enough. It’s not that it’s not enough. I just put weight on so quick. I’ve got a slow metabolism. I just started drinking before, and it went up like that. So, we’ll see. It could be a mind game. If I have to make the weight, I’ll make it.”

Till was reluctant to share many details on the family emergency that forced him to travel to a local hospital in the midst of the weight cut. He said he’s compartmentalizing the issue and attempting to focus only on his fight.

“I know what the UFC has said, but I don’t want to stand here with you and stand in front of the fans and stand wherever and say, ‘Oh, it’s because of this that I missed weight,'” Till said. “No, I missed weight my own doing. My own fault. But the family emergency, we’ll see what happens. Tomorrow I just want to fight, get that done with and start my rise again.”

Although he’s ashamed and embarrassed by what happened, Till said it’s not going to distract him from the business at hand. He’s got a crucial fight for his career just around the corner, and although things went off the rails one day prior, Till said he’ll be completely focused when he steps in the octagon.

“When I make my entrance and walk in that cage, that confidence is back,” Till said. “I just honestly don’t give a (expletive) about anything. I haven’t spoken to my daughter in a week; I haven’t FaceTime’d because my mind’s been on this. I haven’t shown affection or love to anyone. My friends don’t know me anymore because I’m just not asked. Tomorrow my confidence is back, but for now, humble Darren is here.

“I’m truly gutted that I missed weight, but all I can say to the fans is don’t hate on me too much. Because I know I’m going to get hate now.”

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