Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
👊 BKFC 90 BIRMINGHAM — LIVE PPV | SATURDAY, MAY 30TH | 2PM EDT 👊
The biggest bare knuckle event in UK history is HERE! Get the fights underway with The Countdown Show featuring the best of main event fighter's previous bouts, plus the first hour of tonight's live fight event FREE and LIVE!
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship descends on the Utilita Arena in Birmingham, England for a night that will go down in combat sports history. An interim world title on the line. A seven-year grudge match. And one of Britain's biggest MMA stars making his bare-knuckle debut.
🏆 MAIN EVENT | Welterweight Interim World Title
CONNOR "BRUM TOWN BOMBER" TIERNEY (9-2) vs. RICO "BON BON" FRANCO (10-3)
This is personal.
Back in 2019, Franco walked into a BKB Prizefighter tournament and dropped Tierney in the first round with a devastating left hook — Tierney's first-ever professional loss. Since then, Tierney clawed his way back, won the BKFC Welterweight UK Title, defended it by TKO, and built a two-fight win streak — all while working a full-time job as a quantity surveyor and raising a family in Birmingham. Every punch he's thrown since 2019 has been pointed at one moment: this one.
Franco is no easy rematch. The North Lincolnshire warrior has travelled the world fighting MMA in the US, Thailand, Russia and Italy, won the inaugural BKFC Welterweight European Title, and brought the legendary Jimmy Sweeney to his knees — twice. With 7 KOs on his record and a world title shot already on his résumé, he's not coming to Birmingham to lose.
Tierney fights in his hometown. Franco fights for his legacy. One interim world title belt. Six years of unfinished business. Who leaves Birmingham as champion?
🔥 CO-MAIN EVENT | Light Heavyweight
DARREN "THE GORILLA" TILL vs. AARON "THE JOKER" CHALMERS
The most anticipated bare-knuckle debut in British history.
Darren Till — former UFC welterweight title challenger, Misfits Boxing bridgerweight champion, KO artist — has signed a three-fight deal with BKFC and he's starting right here, right now, in his own backyard. No gloves. No excuses. Till says he'll be "the face of bare knuckle in three fights." Tonight, he starts proving it.
Standing in his way is Aaron Chalmers — Geordie Shore star, Bellator veteran, one of only seven people to share a ring with Floyd Mayweather, and a 2-0 wrecking machine inside the BKFC squared circle. Don't sleep on The Joker. He's finished both his bare-knuckle opponents and trained Muay Thai for years alongside elite fighters. He's not here to make Till look good.
⚡ ALSO ON THE CARD:
👊 John Phillips vs. Ryan Barrett | Cruiserweight
👊 Jonno Chipchase vs. Brian Hyslop | Bantamweight
👊 George Thorpe vs. Leigh Cohoon | Middleweight
👊 Liam Hutchinson vs. Simeon Ottley | Middleweight
👊 Paul O'Sullivan vs. Paul Hilz | Middleweight
👊 Tommy Hawthorn vs. Will Smith | Lightweight
👊 Nathan Leeson vs. Stevie Devenport | Lightweight
👊 Michal Lesniak vs. Martin McDonough | Featherweight
👊 George Hillyard vs. Luke Brassfield | Welterweight
👊 Lucasz Parobiec vs. Kaseem Saleem | Heavyweight
This is BKFC. Bare fists. Real blood. Zero mercy.
🕑 SATURDAY, MAY 30TH | 2PM EDT
📺 Watch LIVE: watch.bkfc.com and YOUTUBE PPV
🎟️ Tickets: axs.com
🔔 HIT THE BELL. Don't miss a single punch.
#BKFC90 #BareKnuckle #TierneyVsFranco #DarrenTill #TillVsChalmers #Birmingham #BKFC #PPV
👊 BKFC 90 BIRMINGHAM — LIVE PPV | SATURDAY, MAY 30TH | 2PM EDT 👊
The biggest bare knuckle event in UK history is HERE! Get the fights underway with The Countdown Show featuring the best of main event fighter's previous bouts, plus the first hour of tonight's live fight event FREE and LIVE!
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship descends on the Utilita Arena in Birmingham, England for a night that will go down in combat sports history. An interim world title on the line. A seven-year grudge match. And one of Britain's biggest MMA stars making his bare-knuckle debut.
🏆 MAIN EVENT | Welterweight Interim World Title
CONNOR "BRUM TOWN BOMBER" TIERNEY (9-2) vs. RICO "BON BON" FRANCO (10-3)
This is personal.
Back in 2019, Franco walked into a BKB Prizefighter tournament and dropped Tierney in the first round with a devastating left hook — Tierney's first-ever professional loss. Since then, Tierney clawed his way back, won the BKFC Welterweight UK Title, defended it by TKO, and built a two-fight win streak — all while working a full-time job as a quantity surveyor and raising a family in Birmingham. Every punch he's thrown since 2019 has been pointed at one moment: this one.
Franco is no easy rematch. The North Lincolnshire warrior has travelled the world fighting MMA in the US, Thailand, Russia and Italy, won the inaugural BKFC Welterweight European Title, and brought the legendary Jimmy Sweeney to his knees — twice. With 7 KOs on his record and a world title shot already on his résumé, he's not coming to Birmingham to lose.
Tierney fights in his hometown. Franco fights for his legacy. One interim world title belt. Six years of unfinished business. Who leaves Birmingham as champion?
🔥 CO-MAIN EVENT | Light Heavyweight
DARREN "THE GORILLA" TILL vs. AARON "THE JOKER" CHALMERS
The most anticipated bare-knuckle debut in British history.
Darren Till — former UFC welterweight title challenger, Misfits Boxing bridgerweight champion, KO artist — has signed a three-fight deal with BKFC and he's starting right here, right now, in his own backyard. No gloves. No excuses. Till says he'll be "the face of bare knuckle in three fights." Tonight, he starts proving it.
Standing in his way is Aaron Chalmers — Geordie Shore star, Bellator veteran, one of only seven people to share a ring with Floyd Mayweather, and a 2-0 wrecking machine inside the BKFC squared circle. Don't sleep on The Joker. He's finished both his bare-knuckle opponents and trained Muay Thai for years alongside elite fighters. He's not here to make Till look good.
⚡ ALSO ON THE CARD:
👊 John Phillips vs. Ryan Barrett | Cruiserweight
👊 Jonno Chipchase vs. Brian Hyslop | Bantamweight
👊 George Thorpe vs. Leigh Cohoon | Middleweight
👊 Liam Hutchinson vs. Simeon Ottley | Middleweight
👊 Paul O'Sullivan vs. Paul Hilz | Middleweight
👊 Tommy Hawthorn vs. Will Smith | Lightweight
👊 Nathan Leeson vs. Stevie Devenport | Lightweight
👊 Michal Lesniak vs. Martin McDonough | Featherweight
👊 George Hillyard vs. Luke Brassfield | Welterweight
👊 Lucasz Parobiec vs. Kaseem Saleem | Heavyweight
This is BKFC. Bare fists. Real blood. Zero mercy.
🕑 SATURDAY, MAY 30TH | 2PM EDT
📺 Watch LIVE: watch.bkfc.com and YOUTUBE PPV
🎟️ Tickets: axs.com
🔔 HIT THE BELL. Don't miss a single punch.
#BKFC90 #BareKnuckle #TierneyVsFranco #DarrenTill #TillVsChalmers #Birmingham #BKFC #PPV
