Former UFC welterweight title challenger Darren Till reportedly has run afoul of the law in the Canary Islands.
Till, from England, reportedly was arrested in Tenerife, which is the largest island in the Canary Islands chain off the northwest coast of Africa. According to a report from the Daily Mail in England, citing an initial report from Spain’s El Dia, Till and four other Brits with him were arrested for allegedly trashing a hotel, then speeding off in a taxi while the cab’s driver loaded their luggage into the trunk.
According to the reports, after being kicked out of one hotel for breaking furniture and emptying out fire extinguishers, they tried to go to another hotel and were not welcomed in. When a cab came to take them, the group allegedly got into the cab while the driver was loading the trunk, then sped off.
They reportedly later were caught by police and arrested early this past Thursday morning in the Costa Adeje area of the island.
The 26-year-old Till (17-2-1 MMA, 5-2-1 UFC) started his pro MMA career 17-0-1 to earn a title shot against then-champion Tyron Woodley. He was submitted in the second round at UFC 228 this past September for his first loss.
Till, from Liverpool, then went back to the drawing board at welterweight, despite consideration of moving to middleweight. But in the UFC on ESPN+ 5 main event in March in London, he was knocked out by Jorge Masvidal in the second round of a “Fight of the Night” winner.
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