UFC 228: 4 reasons why Darren Till will beat Tyron Woodley

#4: Till is unbelievably confident in his skills

Till exudes absolute confidence in his skills

It’s true that confidence doesn’t always win you fights – if it did, Phil Baroni would’ve won the UFC Middleweight title and Conor McGregor probably would’ve knocked Floyd Mayweather out cold – but it can be a massive bonus for a young fighter like Darren Till in his biggest career fight to date. It can be the difference between say, being willing to walk down a dangerous opponent like Tyron Woodley or being afraid of his punching power.

Till’s confidence also comes off very differently to say, the wild self-promotion of a Chael Sonnen, and it’s even a contrast to the braggadocios, trash-talking style of McGregor himself. ‘The Gorilla’ never comes off like he’s trying to sell himself to the fans as such – he simply appears to be totally, 100% confident that he’s got the skills to take out any man he faces. It’s why, when he yells that he’s not afraid of anyone, that it’s totally believable.

If anything, the confidence that Till exudes comes across less like a professional fighter and more like an on-screen gangster – like the famous Tommy Shelby character from the popular TV series Peaky Blinders. In a UFC filled with plastic trash talkers like Colby Covington, seeing a man as calm and confident as Till is almost jarring.

And that’s why he’s got a major chance of winning on Saturday. It doesn’t feel like a single doubt has ever entered his head, and that’s got to be somewhat off-putting even for a veteran like Woodley. If Till fights as he usually does – believing he’s the best in the world – then he might well become that at UFC 228.