On September 2, 2017, budding contender Darren Till stepped into the Octagon to face Serbia’s Bojan Veliu010dkoviu0107 at a UFC Fight Night event in Rotterdam. The Liverpool native dominated the fight over the course of three five-minute rounds and eventually won a unanimous decision — a victory that extended his undefeated record to 15-0-1. While Till’s victory was impressive, it was marred by a controversial post-fight endorsement of far-right Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro.
“I really like politics because of my master [Marcelo Brigadeiro],” Till said during his post-fight interview with Dan Hardy. “Lula in jail and Bolsonaro 2018.