Darren Till signs for Conor McGregor’s BKFC days after departure from Misfits Boxing with debut set

Darren Till has joined the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC).

BKFC, which is co-owned by Conor McGregor, announced on Wednesday that ‘The Gorilla’ had inked a multi-fight deal with the promotion.

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His debut has been scheduled for May 30 at BKFC 90 in Birmingham, with an opponent to be confirmed.

“I am very pleased to be signing with the BKFC,” Till said.

“It’s an amazing promotion! F*** everyone on this roster, I’m coming to be the face of violence. No one can beat me.”

Till had enjoyed a successful stint under the banner of KSI‘s Misfits Boxing, having made his debut for the promotion two years after leaving the UFC.

The 33-year-old from Liverpool hasn’t fought in MMA since losing to Dricus du Plessis at UFC 282 in December 2022, but has now found his feet in the sweet science.

After stopping Anthony Taylor and getting the better of fellow MMA veteran Darren Stewart on points last May, Till viciously knocked out former UFC champion Luke Rockhold in his last fight.

‘The Gorilla’ called out Carl Froch after his impressive KO over Rockhold, but said he was finding it ‘really hard to get fights’ when announcing his departure from Misfits this week.

“I’ve parted ways with Misfits on really good terms,” Till explained on his Instagram.

“I’m thankful for the 12 months I had with them and the three fights I had becoming champion.

“I’ve got nothing but love for Misfits, the owners and promoters and all the people who work behind the scenes, [but] it’s time to try my hand at something else.

“Not a lot of people wanted to fight me; it was getting really hard to get fights…

“I just want to say again thanks to Misfits, thanks to everyone involved, and I’ll probably be back there soon as well.

“This is not the end of it with Misfits.”

Who could Till fight next?

Till has long called out fellow ex-UFC star Mike Perry for a clash.

The pair share a long history dating back to their days of calling out one another in Dana White‘s promotion.

After defeating Thiago Alves at BKFC KnuckleMania 4 in April 2024, Perry, who has won all six of his promotional appearances in the bare-knuckle league, said he wanted Till next.

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Perry has since lost a boxing fight to Jake Paul and returned to BKFC, defeating Jeremy Stephens in his last bout.

BKFC founder Dave Feldman said in October last year that he would book Till vs Perry if the latter got the better of Stephens.

“Darren and I have been talking and the timing is perfect for him to make his BKFC debut,” Feldman said upon the announcement of Till’s signing.

“I’ve watched Darren compete for the last few years and he’s a tremendous and exciting addition to our team.”

However, with ‘Platinum’ now scheduled to make an MMA return against Nate Diaz on the undercard of Ronda Rousey vs Gina Carano on May 16, Till will take on someone else before a fight with Perry can be made.

The Liverpudlian named Paul, Froch and Jorge Masvidal when speaking about potential future opponents to talkSPORT last month.

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