Darren Till, Yoel Romero set for BKFC 94 main event in Manchester
NXTbets Pro | Published On: July 27, 2026
Till-Romero main event
Darren Till and Yoel Romero will meet in the BKFC 94 main event, with the bare-knuckle matchup set for Sept. 26 at the AO Arena in Manchester, England. The bout is booked at 190 pounds, and BKFC president David Feldman announced it on Monday. The fight gives the Manchester card a clear centerpiece, with two well-known names meeting in a matchup that has been connected for years. BKFC has more bouts to add to the lineup in the coming weeks, but the headliner is in place and it brings a former UFC middleweight back into the mix against one of the promotion’s most recognizable recent arrivals.
The announcement also gives BKFC another major fight in England and another step in building a card around a pairing that has been talked about for a long time. Till and Romero were already familiar to fans before this booking, and the promotion has now locked them in for a 190-pound contest in one of the United Kingdom’s biggest indoor venues. Feldman said the weight limit was the only issue that had to be settled before the fight could be finalized, which points to a matchup that was close for some time before the promotion cleared the final hurdle. With the headliner set, the Manchester show now has a clear direction as BKFC starts shaping the rest of the event around it.
Till’s BKFC debut
Till enters BKFC 94 off a successful bare-knuckle debut in May, when he knocked out Aaron Chalmers. The win gave Till a fast start in the promotion and immediately put him in position for another high-profile assignment. The debut was not smooth from the start. Till was knocked down in the opening round before he turned the fight around and finished Chalmers by knockout. That result showed both the danger and the appeal of his move into bare-knuckle competition, since he absorbed early pressure and still found a stoppage before the fight could get away from him.
Feldman later praised Till after the Chalmers fight, a response that matched the impact of the debut performance. The knockout win gave the promotion a ready-made follow-up and kept Till in a featured role for the Manchester card. Now he gets a step up in visibility against Romero, with the new matchup set to test whether his first BKFC win was the start of a strong run or just the opening chapter. The fight at 190 pounds also gives Till a clear target weight for the bout, and it places him in a headliner after only one bare-knuckle appearance.
Romero’s BKFC return
Romero is returning to BKFC for the fight after winning his first bout in the promotion by knockout in 2025. That debut made an immediate impression and gave BKFC another proven name to work with at the top of the card. Romero arrives with a long combat sports résumé, including time as a former UFC middleweight, and that background gives the Manchester main event added weight. His return also adds another layer to a matchup that has hovered around the sport for years before finally coming together under the BKFC banner.
The booking pairs two fighters who have both made quick statements in bare-knuckle competition. Till brings a recent knockout win and a debut that included a knockdown before the finish. Romero brings a debut knockout of his own and the experience of a long run at the highest levels of mixed martial arts. BKFC has already set the main event, and the rest of the Manchester card will follow as more fights are added in the coming weeks. For now, the promotion has its lead attraction, a 190-pound meeting in Manchester that gives Till and Romero a long-discussed matchup at last.
