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Darren Till will meet Yoel Romero in a 180-pound bare-knuckle bout when BKFC 94 lands at Manchester’s AO Arena on September 26. The card will also feature champion David Mundell defending the BKFC middleweight title against Jack Cullen.

The fight puts Liverpool’s Till against Romero, the former UFC title challenger and Olympic freestyle wrestling silver medallist. It comes after an extended back-and-forth between the pair, with Till writing: “I’ve finally got over my years of trauma & nightmares of Yoel Romero. So, let’s f* do this!!”

Romero responded: “He’s been running his mouth for too long, on September 26 I’m going to close it permanently in Manchester.”

Darren Till vs. Yoel Romero

Till entered BKFC in May at BKFC 90 in Birmingham, stopping Aaron Chalmers 22 seconds into the second round. Chalmers had dropped Till earlier in the contest, but Till turned the fight with a counter left hand at the Utilita Arena.

Before BKFC, Till competed in the UFC and subsequently took part in professional boxing. His first bare-knuckle outing gave the promotion a recognisable UK name, and a return in Manchester provides a home-region stage against one of the most experienced fighters he has faced.

Romero made his BKFC debut in September 2025, defeating Theo Doukas by second-round TKO at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Romero scored three knockdowns before the referee stopped the heavyweight fight at 1:56 of round two.

The Cuban-born fighter compiled a 16-7 MMA record, with 13 wins by knockout or TKO, during spells in the UFC and Bellator. He challenged for UFC middleweight titles, then defeated Thiago Santos by unanimous decision at the PFL vs. Bellator event in February 2024 in his most recent MMA bout.

Mundell will defend his 175-pound BKFC championship against Cullen in the co-main event. The Florida fighter brings a 10-2 bare-knuckle record into the booking, while Cullen arrives as a former British Commonwealth boxing champion.

BKFC founder and president David Feldman described Till vs. Romero as the promotion’s largest UK event involving two international combat-sports names. The promotion is expected to announce the remaining undercard at a later date.

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Ian Machado Garry most recently opined that throughout his career he’s faced a lot of pressure to match the level of stardom achieved by his fellow Irishman and former UFC double champion Conor McGregor, who has been the face of MMA and the UFC’s biggest draw.

Garry is set to challenge two-division champion, the current welterweight titleholder and pound-for-pound king Islam Makhachev, next month in the main event of UFC 330.

Most recently, during a sit-down with High Performance, “The Future” compared McGregor’s 2015 featherweight title bout with Jose Aldo to his upcoming 170-pound title fight with Islam Makhachev. He also added how throughout his career, everyone has expected him to become the next superstar from Dublin, Ireland, and “live up to the hype” that McGregor set. He said:

“I’ve had a lot of pressure from the outside world, from the fans and the sport itself, to be this star, to live up to the hype that Conor McGregor set being from Dublin, Ireland.”

McGregor dethroned Aldo in just 13 seconds, and now Garry, who’s going to face the P4P king on August 15, also has similar plans. The 28-year-old added:

“When Conor fought for his first UFC title, he fought the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter, who hadn’t been beaten in a decade, and Conor knocked him out in 13 seconds. I cannot wait to step into the octagon against Islam Makhachev and beat him because there will be no doubt that I have done it again against the best.

Ian Machado Garry is confident that once he dethrones Makhachev, he will officially become the number one fighter in the world. McGregor scored a quick knockout in 2015 against Aldo, but “The Future” plans to dominate Makhachev over three rounds at UFC 330 before securing a fourth-round finish, leaving no room for debate that he is the better fighter.

Conor McGregor has a message for Ian Machado Garry before UFC 330 Islam Makhachev title bout

Earlier this month, during the UFC 329 post-fight presser, Conor McGregor sent a message to “The Future” before Garry’s title fight against Islam Makhachev. McGregor said:

“The Machado fella, I wish him well. I hope we do it. Go for Ireland.”

Check out Conor McGregor’s comments about Ian Machado Garry below:

McGregor was even game to fight his fellow Irishman for the ‘triple crown,’ if the latter dethrones Makhachev next month. However, the 38-year-old’s comeback bout against Max Holloway did not go as expected, as he was injured in the opening minute and lost by TKO (due to injury). He is expected to stay on the sidelines for 9-12 months, and if he returns to the octagon once more, as he has promised his fans, “The Notorious” would likely run it back with Holloway or face Michael Chandler.

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