Brunson Wants Till in the BKFC Ring After His Debut

Derek Brunson has not fought in bare-knuckle boxing yet, but he is already pointing at his second fight. The former UFC middleweight says he would like Darren Till in the ring after his Bare Knuckle FC debut.

Till arrives on a winning run

Till comes into the conversation fresh from back-to-back BKFC wins over Yoel Romero and Aaron Chalmers. He left the UFC after a loss to Dricus du Plessis at UFC 282, and has since done well in the boxing ring and in bare-knuckle fights.

His boxing résumé includes the inaugural Misfits Boxing bridgerweight title, won last year with a knockout of former UFC champion Luke Rockhold.

An old rivalry with Brunson

The two have met before. Brunson defeated Till in one of the UK fighter's final fights with the UFC. A second meeting was also planned in a different sport: they were scheduled to box in Qatar for Misfits six to eight months ago.

Brunson discussed it on a recent episode of The Fight Guys. He pictured a quick night. "In a perfect world – the bell rings, I move in and out, one punch on the chin and the fight's over," he said.

He also sounded sure of himself. "If I have to remind him that I'm better than him, we'll do that," Brunson said of Till.

The debut comes first

Brunson is not overlooking his opponent. He faces Theo Doukas at BKFC Myrtle Beach later this month. He is 42.

It will be his first combat sports appearance since a grappling loss to Rodolfo Vieira in November 2024. Before that, he parted ways with the Professional Fighters League after a unanimous decision win over Ray Cooper III in November 2023. Another UFC veteran is switching to bare-knuckle boxing.

If he wins in Myrtle Beach, Till would then be his likely next callout.

Source: BJPenn.com