UFC Liverpool: All you need to know

Who, what, where, and when…

Liverpool hosts its first-ever UFC event as the Echo Arena welcomes Dana White and co. on May 27th.

And they have a main event to match as the city’s own Darren Till goes up against Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson.

Till is one of the sport’s most exciting up-and-coming stars and gets to showcase his talent against a bonafide UFC veteran in Thompson.

The Coral News Team provide all the key info and dates ahead of the big event…

Main event

It’s certainly the most intriguing question of the night. Till has been touted as a possible future Conor McGregor opponent.

He’s quick, powerful, and maintains serious power with expertise based in Muay Thai.

However, Wonderboy is a legitimate player in the UFC welterweight division with big wins over Johny Hendricks and Rory MacDonald in recent years. The American drew with the fearsome Tyron Woodley in their welterweight clash before losing the re-match.

Till will have his hands-full but if he can get the win it would be a signature moment for the Liverpool native.

Who else is on the card?

Unfortunately, Gunnar Nelson – one of John Kavanagh and SBG’s stars – had to pull out through injury.