Darren Till lived up to the hype in his BKFC debut after scoring a brutal second-round knockout over Aaron Chalmers on Saturday, and the promotion is wasting no time looking towards the future for its biggest free agency signing in recent history.
Prior to booking the fight against Chalmers at BKFC 90, Till revealed that the original plan was for him to face Mike Perry in his debut after they’ve engaged in a public war of words over the past few years. The potential matchup was scrapped when Perry decided
to return to MMA for a fight against Nate Diaz as part of the Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano card that aired on Netflix.
Perry scored an emphatic victory over Diaz and now Till has earned a knockout win in his BKFC debut—so is it finally time for these two to meet in a bare-knuckle brawl?
“We’re definitely going to attempt that fight [between Mike Perry and Darren Till],” BKFC president David Feldman said after BKFC 90 ended. “But we have three really big names that could be potential opponents for Darren that will make all three of them the biggest fight we’ve ever done.
“So do we want Mike Perry back against Darren Till? Absolutely.”
Perhaps the biggest obstacle preventing that fight from happening is Perry’s numerous options after he dispatched Diaz in such impressive fashion. Following a five-year hiatus from MMA, Perry didn’t skip a beat in his return as he he sliced and diced his way to victory with the fight being stopped at the end of the second round due to cuts that left blood pouring down Diaz’s face.
While Perry hasn’t stated what he plans to do next, he could be a viable option for Most Valuable Promotions if Jake Paul’s organization decides to stage another MMA event before 2026 is over.
But a return to BKFC where he’s the “King of Violence” also makes sense because Perry has become the face of the organization since turning to bare-knuckle following a five-year UFC run. Perry facing Till could also end up as the biggest possible option for him in terms of name value and magnitude.
For now, Feldman says he needs to talk to Perry to see what he’s thinking and hopefully a showdown against Till in BKFC tops the list.
“I don’t know what his plans are right now,” Feldman said about Perry. “We will talk to him this week. Mike has done very, very good for us and then he was able to do good for himself and I’m happy about that. But this is a fight that everybody called for.
“So now Darren Till is here, Mike Perry’s here, let’s see if we can get that done.”
