Middleweights Darren Till, Jack Hermansson to Clash at UFC London on July 23

A middleweight showdown pitting Darren Till against Jack Hermansson has been targeted for UFC Fight Night in London on July 23.

MMANytt.se was first to report the booking. UFC London takes place at the O2 Arena and features a heavyweight tilt between Curtis Blaydes and Tom Aspinall.

A former welterweight title challenger, Till has lost four of his last five Octagon appearances. Most recently, “The Gorilla” was submitted by Derek Brunson in the third-round of their main event bout at UFC Fight Night 191 last September. Till’s lone victory during this recent rough stretch was a split-decision triumph against Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 244.

Hermansson, meanwhile, has alternated wins and losses in his last six UFC bouts. “The Joker” is coming of a split-decision setback to Sean Strickland in the UFC Fight Night 200 headliner on Feb. 5. Prior to that, he outpointed Edmen Shahbazyan at UFC Fight Night 188 in his lone outing of 2021.