{"id":830363,"date":"2026-07-28T01:21:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T01:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/830363\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T01:21:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T01:21:12","slug":"darren-till-to-meet-yoel-romero-in-bare-knuckle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/830363\/","title":{"rendered":"Darren Till to Meet Yoel Romero in Bare Knuckle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Darren Till will meet Yoel Romero under the BKFC banner in Manchester, England on September 26th.<\/p>\n<p>Former <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/..\/..\/ufc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UFC<\/a> title challengers <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/..\/..\/news\/darren-till-claims-he-could-take-out-sean-strickland\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Darren Till<\/a> and Yoel Romero will go to war; however, not in the UFC octagon but in the bare-knuckle arena.<\/p>\n<p>The two will clash at a 190-pound catchweight at Manchester&#8217;s AO Arena. The bout is set to headline <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/..\/..\/bkfc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BKFC<\/a> 94 on September 26th.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Darren Till is 1-0 under the BKFC banner, having defeated Aaron Chalmers by second-round TKO on May 30th. He didn&#8217;t have it all his own way, with the reality TV star registering a knockdown in the first round. Till rallied in the second and secured a vicious finish.<\/p>\n<p>Darren Till just KO\u2019d Aaron Chalmers right after getting dropped in bare knuckle \ud83e\udd2f<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bareknucklefc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@bareknucklefc<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lZuZKD8kBA\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/lZuZKD8kBA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HappyPunch\/status\/2060851532338241996?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">May 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Yoel Romero is also 2-1 in bare-knuckle, securing two finishes throughout his two wins.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Darren Till to Clash with Yoel Romero<\/p>\n<p>The fight was confirmed by BKFC president Dave Feldman on The Ariel Helwani Show. Feldman stated, &#8220;I think it&#8217;s going to be an amazing, amazing fight. You&#8217;ve got Yoel Romero who just doesn&#8217;t know how to get old and you&#8217;ve got Darren Till who just looked sensational in his first fight with us and I&#8217;m very very excited about that fight&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>He also hinted at the signing of another big name, however, this hasn&#8217;t been confirmed just yet.<\/p>\n<p>Feldman also confirmed that Darren Till &#8220;immediately&#8221; agreed to the fight and that Romero&#8217;s only concern was the weight, however, a 190lbs catchweight was agreed upon.<\/p>\n<p>The two men have gone back and forth on social media for many years and will make the walk on September 26th and settle it all in the bare-knuckle arena.<\/p>\n<p>Breaking: Darren Till x Yoel Romero is official for Sept. 26 in Manchester at 190 pounds, per David Feldman. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6JceOgfrqB\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/6JceOgfrqB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/arielhelwani\/status\/2081814303527903437?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 27, 2026<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Darren Till will meet Yoel Romero under the BKFC banner in Manchester, England on September 26th. 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