Gunnar Nelson

By FCF Staff

Gunnar Nelson is booked to fight Leon Edwards at the UFC’s upcoming card in London, but recently the welterweight revealed they were hoping to land a bout with Darren Till.

Nelson is booked to face Edwards in the co-headliner of the March 16th card, while Till is scheduled to face Jorge Masvidal. Recently the Icelandic fighter was a guest on the Eurobash podcast, and Nelson had this to say about Till (quote via MMA Fighting):

“We definitely were [trying to get the Till fight], but I wasn’t really thinking it was going to happen. I don’t think he wants that fight, he wants higher ranked opponents and this and that, but we’ll fight eventually, so it’s no bother.”

“I’ve got a good opponent, I’m happy with my opponent, to be honest. He’s a great fighter and I’ll look forward to going into the Octagon against Leon. That’s what I’m focusing on now – my training and my next fight.”

Nelson is currently ranked #12 in the UFC’s welterweight division and Edwards is #9. Till and Masvidal are ranked #3 and #10 respectively.