Why MMA Matters So Much In Liverpool: Darren Till, Molly McCann, Dean Garnett & More

On 27 May Darren Till will compete at UFC Liverpool - the first UFC event to take place in the city. While he's competing in the headline bout (against American fighter Stephen 'Wonderboy' Thompson), he's just one of many MMA fighters who are putting the northwest city on the map. Here, some of Liverpool's finest discuss why their hometown is producing so many talented fighters.
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[@AdamRoberts11]

“Scousers don’t get knocked out”
jorge Masvidal - Hold My Beer....

[@AdamRoberts11]

@Andy Smith i commented this a year ago, why do you still find the need to comment, i was taking the piss

[@scouseshamrock2513]

Us scouser we more or less have the fighting Irish blood 🍀 don't forget the 100s of thousands Irish immigrants who set up camp in Liverpool back in the early 1900s

[@joeydingers1878]

Me family moved 2 liverpool from ireland and some still live in ireland bu im from liverpool

[@MBO84]

I’m a Scouser, I’m not Irish.

[@dfez5027]

Bullshit a lot of areas uk 🇬🇧 are rough and can fight

[@scouseshamrock2513]

@@MBO84 are you a African scouser then? Or a sweaty sock?

[@JacobMatthew8]

@@MBO84 doesn’t matter you’re still English

[@seniorscouse3346]

Fightin sports if you haven done it if dats a kid or a adult ye know a proper scouser
D Solly💪🏼💪🏼

[@joshcooper5237]

Darren till got it spot on it’s about you what your willing give. Not your bloody “bloodline” not I’m scouse and a bit Irish it’s in me blood I love a scrap no your you and you just love fighting😂 like many others. It’s that simple

[@Brucelee-pv6uf]

0:09 who os she ????

[@josephsykes2385]

My man literally compared Dagistan to a British city 🤣💀

[@oisinnolan365]

Scouse not English la

[@user-ir1lu1ei4n]

@@oisinnolan365 🤦‍♂️your English get over it

[@oisinnolan365]

@@user-ir1lu1ei4n no

[@user-ir1lu1ei4n]

Paddys from huyton in Knowsley

[@seddonk123]

Yeah Huyton is in Knowsley which is about 5 miles outside the Liverpool city border but I would argue that you're still scouse if you're from Huyton

[@danieljones6072]

Scousers can seem to make weight either lol

[@ellopuddin679]

and you cant seem to string a sentence together

[@ProGamer-oz8kx]

FIRSTTTT

[@Dylan-vds2334]

Pro Gamer i

[@ProGamer-oz8kx]

I am firstttttt hahaha

[@samorry15]

Pro Gamer congratulations 👏

[@ProGamer-oz8kx]

+Samorry Touray Safe

[@trutroops9656]

pfttt McGregor make them all look silly

[@mobslayer2830]

Gage Bamber Shut up

[@thedarkriddler7318]

Probably because he’s an elite level professional athlete...

[@DISTORTEDHIPHOP]

@@thedarkriddler7318 .. who punches poor 50 year old Jim down at the pub

[@gottaproxy8826]

conor is a journeyman too