UFC veteran rips into potato head Daniel Cormier for defending Usman Nurmagomedov

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As a fighting legend of MMA, Darren Till has no issues with UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier. As a UFC commentator, however, is a different story.

Cormier came to the defense of Usman Nurmagomedov, who jumped into the octagon immediately after his brother, Umar Nurmagomedov, suffered a knockout loss to Song Yadong this past Saturday in the UFC Shanghai main event. Usman's reaction to the finish weren't well received overall, with critics saying he had no business being in the cage and pointing out that Usman appeared to hold back from throwing an elbow at Song while he celebrated his win.

Cormier, who was closely tied to Team Nurmagomedov at American Kickboxing Academy during his career, saw things differently as he came to Usman's defense. Cormier said he was inclined to give Usman "grace" since Umar is his brother and called out critics for their "conspiracy theories" about the apparent held-back elbow strike.

That doesn't sit with Till, who made that very clear in an X post on Tuesday.

"Why is DC always on the defensive of the Nurmagemadovs?" Till wrote. He added, "I am going to be honest as much as I think you are one of the best fighters ever in the UFC, The way you are as a company man and the views are f*cking sh*t. Stop commentating and go and be an ambassador for fat camp you f*cking potato man constantly finding excuses for that side."

Till, 33, is a former UFC welterweight title challenger who lost to then-champion Tyron Woodley in September 2018. Till spent seven years in the UFC before departing after his last fight in December 2022.

Till has an upcoming bareknuckle boxing match lined up with fellow former UFC title challenger Yoel Romero, which will headline BKFC 94 on Sept. 26 at AO Arena in Manchester, England.

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC veteran rips into 'potato head' Daniel Cormier for defending Usman Nurmagomedov