Kickboxer enters the arena to “Sweet Caroline

By mbrooks on November 3, 2019

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – OCTOBER 20: Singer Neil Diamond performs during the 26th Anniversary Carousel Of Hope Ball presented by Mercedes-Benz at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on October 20, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)

By Matthew Brooks

If you needed a song to get your adrenaline pumping for a big fight, what would you pick?

Mixed martial artist and kickboxer Darren Till chose Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline.”

Not what you would expect, is it?

Is “Eye of the Tiger” just a bit too common for this?

See for yourself how it sounds as he emerges from the tunnel for a fight in the Octagon.

🎶 Touching hands! 🎶
🎶 Reaching out! 🎶
🎶 Touching Youuuuu! 🎶

Welcome back to the Octagon @DarrenTill2! So good!#UFC244 pic.twitter.com/XaVHXK2ztJ

— UFC on BT Sport (@btsportufc) November 3, 2019