Till Outpointed Romero by Unanimous Decision at BKFC 94
NXTbets Pro | Published On: September 26, 2026
Till outpointed Romero
Darren Till outpointed Yoel Romero by unanimous decision in the BKFC 94 main event at AO Arena in Manchester, England, and all three judges scored it 49-46. Till handled the biggest fight on the card with a steady, clean performance across the distance, then left the night with a 2-0 mark. Romero fell to 1-2. The buildup matched the stakes. At the final faceoff, Romero said, “I come for win.” Till answered with a harder edge, calling bare-knuckle fighting “gladiator shit” and saying he was coming “for war.” The words fit the setting, a top-line matchup that put two recognizable names in the spotlight for a worldwide audience and delivered a clear result when the scorecards were read.
Weigh-ins confirmed weight
The weigh-ins went clean across the card, with every listed fighter making weight. Till came in at 188.8 pounds for the main event, while Romero weighed 189. Their numbers fit a headlining bout built around size, experience and pressure, and the bout played out with Till controlling the pace enough to win the cards. Dave Mundell also hit the scale for his title assignment, weighing 173.8 pounds for his BKFC world middleweight title defense against Jack Cullen, who checked in at 174.6. The lineup also included a vacant BKFC U.K. middleweight title fight and a BKFC U.K. cruiserweight title fight, giving the event multiple championship stakes beyond the main event. The rest of the main card was set with Joe Lister against Harry Bray, Mikey Henderson against Matthew Wiwczaryk, Stew Martin against Joshy Williams, Luke Vaughan against Bartlomiej Krol and Ste Wallwork against Leigh Cohoon. Three preliminary bouts were scheduled as well, with Ben Lowe, Tyrone Hamer and Luke Bassnett among the fighters on that portion of the show.
AO Arena set record
BKFC 94 drew 15,800 tickets and set an arena record at AO Arena, giving the Manchester show a strong live turnout to match its busy fight schedule. Free prelims were set for 7 p.m. BST, with the main card following at 8 p.m. BST. The event packed a lot into one night, from Till and Romero at the top to the title fights, the U.K. championship bouts and the listed main-card and preliminary matchups underneath them. The result was a card that mixed a decisive main event with the kind of depth promoters wanted on display, and the crowd number showed the interest in the show from the opening bell to the final decision.
