BKFC’s official event page now lists Darren Till vs. Yoel Romero as the main event for BKFC 94 in Manchester.
The bare-knuckle matchup is scheduled for Sept. 26 at AO Arena in Manchester, England. BKFC lists the bout under the cruiserweight slot, giving the promotion a major former-UFC pairing for its next United Kingdom stop.
Till has moved through a busy post-UFC stretch, including boxing appearances and a Misfits title fight against Luke Rockhold. MiddleEasy covered the immediate aftermath when Michael Bisping reacted to Till’s knockout of Rockhold, and the Romero booking keeps Till in the combat-sports crossover lane rather than sending him back toward traditional MMA.
Romero brings a different kind of name value. The Olympic silver medalist and former UFC title challenger has stayed active well beyond his UFC run, and MiddleEasy previously covered his bare-knuckle power when Romero broke Alex Nicholson’s jaw at Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA.
🚨 BREAKING: Darren Till will fight Yoel Romero in a bare knuckle boxing match at BKFC 94 👀
September 26
Manchester, UK pic.twitter.com/piotS7jhGe— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) July 27, 2026
BKFC Sets Till vs. Romero For Manchester
The booking gives BKFC a recognizable headline act for AO Arena. Till is from Liverpool and built much of his UFC rise around a loud British following, while Romero remains one of the most physically imposing veterans to cross between MMA and bare-knuckle formats.
The matchup also fits the way BKFC has built recent event cards around familiar MMA names. MiddleEasy has followed that shift closely, including Mike Perry and Dillon Danis crossing into BKFC’s promotional orbit as the company keeps leaning on personalities with existing combat-sports audiences.
Till vs. Romero is not a normal prospects-and-contenders booking. It is a spectacle fight with two names who built reputations on pressure, durability, and physicality. That makes the bare-knuckle ruleset the main variable, especially with Romero’s age and Till’s recent activity outside MMA.
For BKFC, the timing gives the promotion a clean headline weeks after its September Hollywood event. The Manchester card is listed with BKFC+ and ticket links, and the official event page currently places Till vs. Romero at the top of the fight card.
If the bout stays together, it will be one of BKFC’s most notable UK headliners of the year. Till gets a home-region fight against a former UFC title challenger, and Romero gets another chance to turn his name into a bare-knuckle draw.
