Darren Till to face Geordie Shore star Aaron Chalmers on debut for Conor McGregor’s BKFC

Darren Till will knuckle up for his BKFC debut against Geordie Shore star and former Bellator MMA fighter Aaron Chalmers.

Till, who signed for the bare-knuckle promotion earlier this month after a successful spell at Misfits Boxing, is set to take off the gloves at BKFC 90 in Birmingham on May 30.

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The 33-year-old knocked out ex-UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold in his last fight before departing Misfits on good terms, having struggled to find a fight.

Till is now booked to fight Chalmers in the four-roped ring and is expected to take on Mike Perry in the future should he get past the Newcastle man.

Till announces Aaron Chalmers as first BKFC opponent

The Liverpudlian abruptly announced his opponent on Tuesday via The Ariel Helwani Show.

“What I know of Aaron, he’s trained in Muay Thai all his life,” Till said.

“I think he was in camp with Leon Edwards for a few years.

“He’s obviously been a big, avid trainer all of his life; he’s had a few bare-knuckle fights.

“He can fight, from what I’ve seen. I think he’s obviously looked up to me when he’s trained and stuff like that.

“He had a go with Floyd Mayweather and that didn’t he, so he’s obviously looking forward to the challenge.

“It’s a big challenge for him, but all the best, whatever, one of them.

“I think I watched Geordie Shore when I was younger with my mother.

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“I was like, ‘These are a bunch of wild cats!’ But I think he’s past that, he’s grown up now, hasn’t he?”

Chalmers fought four times under the Bellator banner, compiling a 5-2 professional MMA record between 2017 and 2020.

The 38-year-old then scored his one and only pro boxing win in 2022 before contesting a wild exhibition bout against none other than Mayweather.

The pair fought at London’s O2 Arena in February 2023 in what was Mayweather’s first and last bout on British soil.

Speaking to talkSPORT.com last year, Chalmers described Mayweather’s ‘unbelievable precision’ when discussing his wild fight against the undefeated American boxing legend.

After contesting two more exhibition bouts, Chalmers signed for BKFC in 2025 and has won both of his fights to date.

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He stopped fellow reality TV star Jack Fincham in his last fight at BKFC 81 in Manchester, where James DeGale made a return for the first time in over six years.

Till, meanwhile, has boxed three times in the last 16 months.

The former UFC welterweight title challenger hasn’t fought in MMA since losing to Dricus du Plessis in December 2022.

Till told talkSPORT.com this month that he was in talks to sign for Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions before getting an offer he couldn’t turn down from BKFC.

He has signed a three-fight deal with BKFC, which is part-owned by the likes of Conor McGregor and NFL star Maxx Crosby.

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