Darren Till Predicts Khamzat Chimaev Will ‘Run Over’ Kamaru Usman at UFC 294

Former UFC welterweight title challenger Darren Till has a rather bold prediction for the upcoming clash between Khamzat Chimaev and Kamaru Usman.

Chimaev and Usman are slated to fight in the co-main event at UFC 294 on Oct. 21 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. “The Nigerian Nightmare” stepped up to make his middleweight debut on nine days’ notice after Paulo Costa was forced out of the fight due to staph infection.

Till and Chimaev have been friends for a while now, with “The Gorilla” even briefly moving to Sweden to train at the Allstars Training Center in Stockholm. Till recently gave his prediction for the UFC 294 co-headliner while in attendance for the Misfits boxing card headlined by Tommy Fury and KSI in Manchester this past Saturday.

“I love Khamzat, God bless him, I said. Usman’s got balls but I just think Khamzat’s gonna run over him,” Till said in an interview with The Schmo. “As much as I am his friend, I’m his biggest fan. I think Khamzat. I think he’s gonna run over Usman. All respect to him [Usman], he’s a GOAT. But yeah, I think Khamzat’s gonna ragdoll him. Sorry to say.”

Till, who parted ways with the promotion earlier this year while on a three-fight skid, also indicated during the interview that he eventually plans to return to the UFC after testing his skills at boxing.