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Video: Darren Till, Yoel Romero face off for first time since epic 4-minute BKFC 94 staredown

Darren Till and Yoel Romero faced off Thursday ahead of their BKFC 94 main event clash, scheduled for Saturday night in Manchester, and it was a shorter version of the one that went viral this past August. The UFC veteran…

By Guilherme Cruz · MMA Fighting

Published: Thursday, 24 September 2026 at 5:00 PM

Key Things to Know

Darren Till and Yoel Romero engaged in a one-minute faceoff ahead of BKFC 94.
The bare-knuckle main event bout will take place on Saturday at the AO Arena in Manchester.
The pair previously engaged in a four-minute viral staredown at an August press conference.

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Darren Till and Yoel Romero participated in a faceoff on Thursday in Manchester ahead of their BKFC 94 main event clash. The bare-knuckle matchup is scheduled to take place at the AO Arena on Saturday night. The staredown lasted for a full minute before Till reached out to shake Romero's hand.

The Thursday staredown was shorter than their viral promotional faceoff in August, which lasted for nearly four minutes. Till noted to MMA Fighting that neither fighter wanted to back down during the initial extended encounter, adding that he embraced the intensity of confronting the dangerous former UFC competitor.

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Video: Darren Till, Yoel Romero face off for first time since epic 4-minute BKFC 94 staredown

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