Karate Combat open negotiations with Darren Till over a deal for the New Year and plot a middleweight title fight against current champion Ross Levine

• Ex-UFC welterweight title challenger Till is being targeted by Karate Combat
• They are hoping for a fight with former middleweight slugger Sam Alvey, 37
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Former UFC welterweight title challenger Darren Till is being targeted by Karate Combat for a potential middleweight title fight against current champion Ross Levine.

The rising promotion is hoping Till – who now competes in the 185-pound division – will take Levine on at some point in 2024 after his potential opponent faces former middleweight slugger ‘Smile’N’ Sam Alvey. 

As it stands, Levine is scheduled to fight Alvey as part of the Karate Combat event on December 15, with Anthony Pettis and Ben Henderson’s trilogy bout headlining the bill. 

However, Levine has made it clear he would be interested in fighting Till – claiming they could have a ‘great all-striking fight for his Karate Combat Middleweight Championship’. 

Speaking about the potential bout, Levine said: ‘Darren Till made some tweet about how he could demolish the entire Karate Combat roster in one night — I was like great, I’ll take care of that.

Former UFC welterweight title challenger Darren Till is being targeted by Karate Combat for a potential middleweight title fight against current champion Ross Levine

The rising promotion is hoping Till – who now competes in the 185-pound division – will take Levine on at some point in 2024 after his potential opponent faces Sam Alvey (right)

‘I think we match up amazingly and he’s got crazy good striking skills. He’s only ever really had problems with guys that can wrestle. We’d have an all-striking fight and it would be great.’

Levine finished by saying: ‘Obviously I am happy to put my Karate Combat Middleweight Championship on the line for him as well. Immediate title shot, come and get it!’.

Meanwhile, Karate Combat President Asim Zaidi told Daily Star Sport. ‘We’ll return to negotiations in 2024 and hopefully get that fight made early in the new year.’

Till is currently a free agent following his release from the UFC earlier this year. His departure from the promotion came after three straight losses, with the Brit citing a desire to recover from ongoing injury problems and pursue other avenues in combat sports.

Till continues to train and a photo of him following a training session did the rounds on social media on Monday. However, the response was not an entirely positive one with fans saying he looked old, unwell and out of shape.

Till quickly took to Twitter to hit back at the feedback, sharing another photo of himself looking much healthier and writing: ‘It’s all good, it was just after a hard session in the gym this morning.

‘This is me about an hour ago after food. Feel like I am not looking bad to be fair. I read all the comments for once as well and none of you have a clue. I live a clean life. Injuries is what has been my burden.

‘It’s just an after training photo, I look that f***** cos I worked my ass into the ground this morning,’ he continued. ‘As I do every day. Ur gonna look f***** if you train hard and dedicate hard and evolve hard. These people have no clue what so ever… it’s mental! 

Fans both mocked and expressed concern over this recent photo of Darren Till 

Till has now shared this photo in response to the negative reaction on social media 

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