Uncrowned has BKFC 90 Birmingham live results, round-by-round updates, highlights and start time for the Connor Tierney vs. Rico Franco fight card on Saturday at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham, England. Former UFC and Misfits Boxing star Darren Till makes his bare-knuckle boxing debut against Aaron Chalmers in the co-headlining bout.
Till (18-5-1 MMA) has long teased a BKFC run. A popular 33-year-old fighting out of Liverpool, Till unsuccessfully challenged for the UFC welterweight title in 2018 following a six-fight unbeaten run with the promotion. Till then went just 1-5 over his final six UFC appearances, but found renewed life as a professional boxer with Misfits. Mostly recently, he knocked out former UFC champion Luke Rockhold in an August 2025 boxing match.
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Chalmers (2-0 BKFC), best known for his role on UK reality show “Geordie Shore,” won his first two BKFC bouts by knockout and notably boxed Floyd Mayweather in an exhibition bout in 2023. Chalmers also went 5-2 in professional MMA.
Headlining the card, BKFC UK welterweight champion Connor Tierney (9-2 BKFC) vies for the BKFC interim welterweight title against Rico Franco (10-3 BKFC).
The BKFC 90 fight card begins at 2 p.m. ET and can be watched on pay-per-view here.
Follow all of the action with Uncrowned’s BKFC 90 live results and highlights, as well as play-by-play of the final two fights below.
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Main card (2 p.m. ET, pay-per-view)
Interim welterweight title: Connor Tierney vs. Rico Franco
Light heavyweight: Darren Till vs. Aaron Chalmers
Cruiserweight: John Phillips vs. Ryan Barrett
Bantamweight: Brian Hyslop def. Jonno Chipchase via unanimous decision (50-43, 49-45, 50-43)
Middleweight: George Thorpe def. Leigh Cohoon via unanimous decision (49-46, 50-45, 49-46)
Featherweight: Michael Lesniak def. Martin McDonough via TKO (punches) at :57 of R4 | Watch finish
Middleweight: Liam Hutchinson def. Simeon Ottley via unanimous decision (50-45, 48-47, 50-45)
Middleweight: Paul O’Sullivan def. Paul Hilz via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
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Lightweight: Tommy Hawthorn def. Will Smith via TKO (corner stoppage) at 1:42 of R3
Welterweight: Kris Trezise def. Luke Brassfield via TKO (punches) at 1:53 of R4 | Watch finish
Preliminary card (1 p.m. ET, YouTube)
Heavyweight: Lucasz Parobiec def. Kaseem Saleem via TKO (punches) at :47 of R4 | Watch finish
Lightweight: Nathan Leeson def. Stevie Davenport via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) at 1:29 of R4
Live46 updatesSat, May 30, 2026 at 2:57 PM PDT
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Ryan Barrett accompanied by his wife, “The Bare-Knuckle Witch” Meghan O’Neill.
Barrett walking out to Kayne West’s “Runaway.”
Sat, May 30, 2026 at 2:50 PM PDT
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The BKFC boss admits he’s disappointed with today’s undercard action but remains hopeful that things can turn around quickly with these last three fights.
Sat, May 30, 2026 at 2:49 PM PDT
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Cruiserweights John Phillips vs. Ryan Barrett are up next.
Sat, May 30, 2026 at 2:48 PM PDT
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The Brit Hyslop demands to get sent to America and be tested against the country’s best lighter-weight fighters. Man was all intensity with that promo.
Sat, May 30, 2026 at 2:45 PM PDT
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Somewhat of a surprise after a violent end seemed imminent following two knockdowns by Hyslop in the opening round, but against the odds we’re heading toward another decision.
Sat, May 30, 2026 at 2:26 PM PDT
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Our first and only bantamweight bout of the day.
Sat, May 30, 2026 at 2:24 PM PDT
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Sat, May 30, 2026 at 2:23 PM PDT
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Thorpe’s left eye may as well not exist anymore — that’s how swollen his face is. But the Birmingham man gets it done!
Sat, May 30, 2026 at 2:20 PM PDT
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Blood was flying everywhere in that fifth round. Let’s go to the scorecards …
Sat, May 30, 2026 at 2:17 PM PDT
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Thorpe and Cohoon are throwing down. The faces of both men are in really rough shape. Who wants it more?
Sat, May 30, 2026 at 2:04 PM PDT
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Sat, May 30, 2026 at 2:01 PM PDT
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We’re heading into the home stretch of this BKFC 90 card. Only three fights left until we get to the debut of Darren Till.
Sat, May 30, 2026 at 1:55 PM PDT
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The hand speed from the Pole was outstanding. McDonough had no chance.
Sat, May 30, 2026 at 1:53 PM PDT
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And that’ll be all she wrote! Stellar BKFC debut for the former pro boxer Michael Lesniak.
Sat, May 30, 2026 at 1:39 PM PDT
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McDonough continuing the theme of sensational walkout songs tonight by coming out to the George Baker Selection classic, “Little Green Bag.”
Sat, May 30, 2026 at 1:37 PM PDT
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Till says he lives for violence and he’s “f***ing stupid” everywhere else in life. (C’mon Darren, don’t be so hard on yourself.)
He swears he’s not underestimating Aaron Chalmers and tells everyone else in the promotion to “go f*** themselves.” Man was in total fight mode for that one.
Sat, May 30, 2026 at 1:35 PM PDT
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Hutchinson dominates to move to 2-1 in BKFC
Sat, May 30, 2026 at 1:30 PM PDT
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Hutchinson and Ottley may very well be next up to go the distance.
Sat, May 30, 2026 at 1:13 PM PDT
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Nice pacing so far for this main card.
Sat, May 30, 2026 at 1:12 PM PDT
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Surprising, considering he fought Floyd Mayweather.
On the broadcast, Chalmers adds that he’s fighting for his disabled 3-year-old son and he plans to shock the world tonight.