Ex-UFC Star Darren Till Reveals Losing Six-Figure Sponsorship Due To Venum Kit Deal: ‘There Was No Way Around It’ [Video]

Former UFC welterweight Darren Till reveals an eye-watering amount of money that he was forced to walk away from during his UFC career. 

While Till never reached the heights in the UFC that was hoped for, even now the 31-year-old’s name still holds value. Always funny and outspoken, Darren Till garnered a following quickly during his time with the promotion – something that any normal athlete would be to fully cash in on. 

However, the UFC has strict advertising rules which means that fighters are restricted in terms of what products they can promote, and when they are able to promote them. For example, fighters are no longer allowed to have sponsors on custom shorts with Venum being the uniform of the UFC.

Sponsorships on fight night shorts had proved to be valuable to fighters when they were permitted.

Talking on the Ben Heath Podcast, Till revealed that he was forced to …