Feldman hails BKFC-90 as first all-British title, vows expansion
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship completed its final press conference in Birmingham on May 28 and confirmed official weigh-ins have been completed ahead of BKFC-90, scheduled for May 30 at the Utilita Arena. The card is headlined by an Interim Welterweight World Title bout between Connor Tierney and Rico Franco, with Darren Till making his BKFC debut in the co-main against Aaron Chalmers. At the press conference BKFC founder David Feldman said Conor McGregor called in to add an extra knockout bonus to each fight, and he described the event as the promotion’s first all-British world championship while saying BKFC is expanding internationally. Feldman and organizers framed BKFC-90 as a milestone for the company’s U.K. expansion and said stakes were heightened for fighters on the card. Tierney called the matchup the toughest fight of his career. Till vowed to “wipe” the roster and singled out Chalmers, who accepted underdog status and said the bout will demonstrate his level and bring his contract to a close. BKFC released final press conference photos, video and quotes from Birmingham. BKFC posted weigh-in photos, videos and official results for both the main card and the prelims. Main-card weights included Tierney at 164.8 pounds and Franco at 164.4, Till at 188.8 and Chalmers at 187.7, John Phillips at 205.4 and Ryan Barrett at 205.0, and Tommy Hawthorn and Will Smith both at 155.6. Prelim weights included Kris Trezise 165.8, Luke Brassfield 162.4, Lucasz Parobiec 264.5, Kaseem Saleem 274.0, Nathan Leeson 154.6 and Stevie Davenport 154.4. The posted results provide the official weights and confirm whether each fighter made or missed their mark. The prelims will be available free on the BKFC app at 7:00 p.m. BST (2:00 p.m. EDT) and the main card airs at 8:00 p.m. BST (3:00 p.m. EDT). UK viewers can access the show on Triller PPV.
