Darren Till Plans Mass Callout After BKFC 94 Fight With Yoel Romero
Till wants fighters from ONE, PFL and beyond to come fight him in bare knuckle after Saturday's showdown.
Darren Till is not thinking small heading into BKFC 94 this Saturday in Manchester.
The former UFC welterweight contender faces 49-year-old Cuban legend Yoel Romero at the AO Arena on September 27, and Till is already mapping out what comes after. If he gets the knockout, he plans to call out the entire combat sports landscape.
"I'd just say everyone come here, all the guys from ONE FC, all the guys from PFL/MVP, get your ass over here and fight me," Till told reporters during fight week, per Yardbarker.
This will be Till's second BKFC appearance after he knocked out Aaron Chalmers in his bare knuckle debut. He's clearly found a home in the promotion and wants to use the Romero fight as a launching pad to bigger matchups across organizations.
The fight week buildup has delivered. Till and Romero shared an extended four-minute faceoff that had the crowd buzzing. Till said Romero "broke character first" during the staredown, adding that the Cuban started speaking to him before Till flinched.
Still, Till is not underestimating the task in front of him. He called this "the most hazardous fight in BKFC history," which is saying something given the promotion's track record. Romero is 49 but remains one of the most physically imposing fighters in combat sports, and bare knuckle removes the gloves that usually soften the blow.
I love what Darren Till is doing in BKFC. The guy found a promotion that fits his personality perfectly, and he's not treating it as a retirement tour. He's treating it as a second act.
Calling out fighters from ONE and PFL is bold, but that's exactly the kind of cross-promotion energy bare knuckle needs. BKFC has been building momentum, and having a guy like Till challenge fighters from other organizations keeps the promotion in the conversation.
The Romero fight is no joke, though. I don't care that the man is 49. Yoel Romero is built like a Greek statue that learned how to throw hands. In bare knuckle, where there's no padding to absorb those shots, one clean connection from Romero could end anyone's night. Till needs to be sharp, stay long, and not get into a brawl. If he's still standing at the end, those callouts are going to carry real weight.
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