DALLAS – To cut to the chase, Darren Till weighed 182 pounds as of Wednesday morning.

The UFC welterweight title challenger has been hounded about his weight since accepting a title shot against Tyron Woodley (18-3-1 MMA, 8-2-1 UFC) on short notice. At least for now, Till (17-0-1 MMA, 5-0-1 UFC) eliminated some of the suspense surrounding his imminent trip to the scale.

“We’ll see,” Till said after offering the number. “Friday I’m not stepping any heavier than 170. Hopefully I’m there, then I can have me traditional Coke, what I’m used to having. We’ll see, but I’m not looking ahead of anything now.”

Till has two days remaining to make the 170-pound limit required of title fights. The UFC’s staff will monitor his drop in the final hours prior to weigh-ins, as will the Combative Sports division of the Texas Department of Licensing, which regulates Saturday’s event at American Airlines Arena.

A spokesperson for the TDLR on Wednesday told MMAjunkie that doctors will intervene if they have any immediate concerns over the health of fighters cutting weight for the event. The Texas commission recently convened a study on weight-cutting and is weighing the adoption of a 10-point plan to curb fighters from extreme weight loss.

Asked how his current weight cut compares to others cuts, Till said he weighed 182 on the Wednesday before his fight vs. Donald Cerrone last October, when he made weight for their UFC Fight Night 118 headliner.

Till’s weight cuts are never great; they’re always bad. But no matter how bad they can be, he still moves forward.

“It’s always hard,” Till said. “I’m lean, I’m focused, weight’s OK.”

Till’s one ray of light is his title shot. He’s supremely confident his suffering will be rewarded with a UFC title. And after defending it a few times, weight won’t be as much of an issue – he’s moving to middleweight.

“I’m in me moment now where I just want to fight,” Till said. “I live for this. I’m just ready to fight. I’m not ready for anything else. I’m not ready for … I don’t think about anything. I don’t really care about anything. I just want Saturday to come as quick as possible and for me to show why I’m one of the best fighters alive.

“I say it time and time again, and I’ll continue to prove it against the best. Tyron Woodley is, in my opinion, one of the best welterweights of all time, and I will prove that I will beat him and be one of the best myself.”

To hear more from Till, watch his full open workout scrum in the video above.

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