Darren Till on his love for extreme violence, the UFC’s ‘fall-off’ and fighting Conor McGregor
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: The former UFC title contender speaks to Will Castle after switching to the McGregor-owned Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, which hosts one of the most brutal and divisive combat sports
Eight years on from that star-making performance against Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson at the Echo Arena, Darren Till still wants everyone and anyone. And he’s still not scared. He’s been a UFC title contender, a Misfits boxer; now Till is adding a somewhat barbarous string to his martial arts bow.
“The Gorilla” has penned a multi-fight deal with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) , the promotion that is part-owned by Conor McGregor . By design, it is among the most brutal and violent combat sports out there. If this strain of the fight game crosses a personal line, that’s fair.
In the absence of gloves, the only thing protecting one’s skull from another’s punch is are layers of flesh, facilitating some of the most sickening knockouts this writer has ever witnessed. But for Till, this is his dreamland. Darren Till during his Misfits Boxing debut, a stoppage of Anthony Taylor in January 2025 (Getty Images) “In terms of being violent and loving violence, I’ll be honest, I don’t think you could find more of a suited person for bare knuckle,” he told The Independent , fresh off a session on the paddles in Thailand.
“There’s nothing I love more on Earth than f***ing fighting. It’s in my blood. I love extreme violence.
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