Till had already put together a 3-0 record in exhibition boxing matches prior to the matchup. After entering the night as a massive favorite, \u201cThe Gorilla\u201d brutally knocked out Rockhold with a left hand in the third round to win the Misfits Boxing Bridgerweight title.<\/p>\n
Insane \ud83e\udd2f@darrentill2<\/a> KO from ringside \ud83e\udd4a@MF_DAZNXSeries<\/a> | @PrimeHydrate<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/LJvQG35LiO<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Misfits Boxing (@MisfitsBoxing) August 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Following a self-imposed exit from the UFC after losing three-straight fights and five of his previous six, Till made the jump to boxing in 2024 and stopped Mohammed Mutie at Social Knockout 3. <\/p>\n READ MORE: MMA veteran demolishes fighter just one week after being cut from UFC<\/a><\/p>\n The 32-year-old followed that up with wins over MMA veteran Anthony Taylor and former UFC middleweight Darren Stewart during the first half of 2025. At MF & DAZN X Series 22, Till made an immediate statement when he knocked Rockhold down<\/a> in the opening round of their 205 lbs. contest. <\/p>\n WOW!!!! WHAT A KNOCKDOWN!! \ud83d\ude31<\/p>\n Darren Till DROPS Luke Rockhold in round 1!!! <\/p>\n \ud83c\udf9f\ufe0fBuy #XSeries22<\/a> NOW at https:\/\/t.co\/fmB3r5oC53<\/a> | Live Now | @MisfitsBoxing<\/a> | Link in Bio For More pic.twitter.com\/3z1R7Z5xi2<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 MF & DAZN X Series (@MF_DAZNXSeries) August 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Things didn\u2019t end up improving the former UFC middleweight champion, as Till went on to fold Rockhold just over a minute into the third round and improved his boxing record to 4-0 with the title-winning performance.<\/p>\n MASTERCLASS PREFORMANCE!! \ud83c\udfc6<\/p>\n Darren Till is MFB Bridgerweight Champion after KNOCKING OUT Luke Rockhold!!#XSeries22<\/a> x @MisfitsBoxing<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Dyn9kYquNc<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 MF & DAZN X Series (@MF_DAZNXSeries) August 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThe Gorilla\u201d defeated two-time UFC welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson <\/a>to earn a title shot of his own in 2018, and Rockhold is easily the biggest name that Till has beaten since Tyron Woodley handed him his first MMA loss<\/a> at UFC 228 and kicked off the 1-5 run that closed out his UFC career. <\/p>\n READ MORE: UFC fans express concern for Charles Oliveira after official UFC Rio poster release<\/a><\/p>\n Like Till, Rockhold also left the UFC following a three-fight skid capped off by a \u201cFight of the Night\u201d-winning scrap with Paulo Costa<\/a> at UFC 278 that saw Costa get his hand raised via unanimous decision. Rockhold lost his middleweight belt via knockout in a shocking rematch with Michael Bisping at UFC 299 before stopping David Branch the following year, which turned out to be the former champion\u2019s final UFC victory. <\/p>\n Luke Rockhold (blue gloves) reacts after being defeated by Paulo Costa (red gloves) during UFC 278 at Vivint Arena. \/ Jeffrey Swinger-Imagn Images<\/p>\n The 40-year-old was stopped by Mike Perry in a BKFC main event in 2023 before he picked up a win over Joe Schilling at Karate Combat 45 last year, and it\u2019s unclear at this time if Rockhold intends to continue competing in boxing, retire, or move on to some other combat sports venture. <\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Dana White’s latest UFC announcement confirms trend fans must accept<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Magomed Ankalaev offers stunning prediction for UFC rematch with Alex Pereira<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Ex-UFC stars separated during heated face-off for this weekend’s boxing match<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0UFC Heavyweight Champion Tom Aspinall breaks heavy bag during UFC 321 training camp<\/a><\/p>\n Stick with\u00a0MMAKnockout<\/a>\u00a0for more FREE coverage of the UFC and MMA.<\/p>\n Follow MMAKnockout on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n