Darren Till vs. Yoel Romero Press Conference (FULL)

[0:00] BKFC is going in the UK and I'm excited about everything that's going on with BKFC and thank you very much guys. [0:06] Make sure you tune in to this fight. It's going to be live exclusively on DAZN. [0:15] There you go. It's official. It will be live on DAZN and once again BKFC.com for all your tickets. [0:21] We want to fill up the AO Arena and have it rocking for this incredible, incredible event. [0:27] Let's talk to some of the fighters now. First question here before we open it up to the media. [0:32] First up, let's go to Darren Till. Now Darren, back in 2019, you said you didn't want to fight Yoel Romero, calling him a beast. [0:42] What has changed that makes you want this fight now? [0:47] Not really. Obviously, you know, Yoel is a beast. He's always been a beast. [0:52] But, you know, it was just a comment I made and it grew into something and everyone found it funny. [0:57] But as a fighter, as a man's fighter, I think if you're afraid of any other man, especially in fighting, then you shouldn't be fighting. [1:04] I've never been afraid of y'all. I've never been afraid of no man. And I'll prove it on the 26th of September. [1:11] Now you've had an unflattering term that you've called everybody in the division. I'm not going to say it. [1:17] Feel free to say it. But that being said, does Yoel fall into that category? [1:23] Once again, I won't say it. Everyone. Everyone falls into that category. [1:26] All right. We'll just leave that one unnamed. I think anybody that knows, if you know, you know, right? [1:32] If you know, you know. Go back and look at the video. Let's go to Yoel Romero. [1:36] Obviously, Yoel, great to have you here, my friend. Great to have you back in the BKFC. [1:41] You know, you're the bigger fighter here, but Darren Till is one of the best strikers in the world. [1:47] Do you think you need to start fast in this fight and hurt him early? [1:50] First of all, it's my pleasure to be here in Manchester. Manchester is known for its sports. [2:11] It's famous football and boxing, and it's a pleasure for him to be here. [2:15] What people think of the bare knuckle sport and their anticipation of this fight, he's going to exceed it, and they're in for a surprise. [2:37] So there it is. That's your main event, folks. Excited about that one at BKFC 94. [2:42] Let's talk about our co-main event. I'm going to go to the challenger first. [2:46] Being from this area, fighting for a BKFC title here in your backyard, first, does Manchester even have rednecks? [2:55] That's what I want to know, because we've got the redneck, Dave Mundell. [2:57] What's the equal to a redneck here in Manchester, and what do you think of your opponent, the champion, Dave Mundell? [3:05] Yeah, listen, I just want to say a big thank you for this fight. [3:08] Listen, Dave Mundell is a tough, good lad, but that title is staying in the UK, staying in Manchester. [3:14] So I'm here, I'm training, training my bollocks off, and I'm more than ready for it. [3:19] You know, obviously, sitting at your record is very early. [3:22] Obviously, you have the boxing background, and we've seen guys like an Austin Trout that came in in his second fight and became a world champion. [3:29] What have you done to train and get ready for somebody of the caliber of Mundell? [3:34] Training the hardest I've ever trained in my life. [3:35] This means the world to me, so, yeah, I'm not letting this one go. [3:41] There it is, Jack Cullen. [3:42] Now, obviously, let's go to the champion, Dave Mundell, who comes to us all the way from the Tampa area in Florida. [3:49] And, Dave, here you are in the UK. [3:52] You've had a lot of these international fights. [3:54] Now you're starting to tally those up. [3:56] Your opponent, do you feel with his record that he should even be fighting for a title and taking you on at BKFC 94? [4:03] A short answer, no, but my feelings about it are irrelevant. [4:08] You know, I don't make the rankings. [4:10] I don't make the fights. [4:11] You know, if I did, I'd be fighting Perry out here right now. [4:14] So, either way, he stands across from me, and I plan on putting him down. [4:20] And when you look at that boxing background, a guy that's had such a high level of boxing background, [4:24] what sort of challenges do you think you're going to have in a fight against Jack Cullen? [4:30] I don't worry about it at all. [4:33] There it is, a man of few words. [4:34] What did he say? [4:38] So, you're a stupid man, then. [4:41] We're going to see about that. [4:43] September 26, you know, you may have a little bit of reach on me, [4:46] but what are you going to do when I get on the inside? [4:47] I start tearing up the body. [4:48] You've been dropped by it plenty of times. [4:50] You're not touching me, man. [4:51] You're going to see it. [4:51] You'll be too slow for me. [4:53] Yep. [4:57] All right, all right. [4:58] He's getting a little heated here, and I love that. [5:00] That's our co-main event, World Championship. [5:02] Let's go to our UK Championships. [5:05] Let's see. [5:06] Gas Coran, obviously. [5:07] Inaugural UK middleweight title on the line. [5:09] But Bygrave stands in your way. [5:11] You're called the crusher for a reason, [5:13] as nobody's been able to make it out of the first round. [5:16] Can Bygrave even make it to the second, let alone beat you? [5:20] He may make it to the second. [5:21] He's slick. [5:22] He's fast. [5:23] He's got good footwork. [5:25] But I'm vicious. [5:26] I'm violent. [5:27] I'm a fucking savage. [5:29] And 10 minutes is a long time to be in that ring with me. [5:33] So, at some point, I catch up with him. [5:35] And when I do, I'm taking his fucking chin off. [5:37] Let's go to Mac. [5:43] You heard it yourself. [5:44] Doesn't even think you're going to make it out of the first. [5:47] How do you plan to attack this striker and walk out of Manchester [5:50] as the first ever BKFC UK middleweight champion? [5:54] Look, talk's cheap at the end of the day. [5:56] And he is right. [5:57] I am slick. [5:58] I'm a lot younger than him. [5:59] I've got more of a boxing IQ. [6:01] So, it'll just come down to who's knight is on the knight. [6:04] At the end of the day, I think Gaz ain't got a chance in technical ability with me. [6:09] So, he's got to use his brute strength. [6:11] But brain wins over brawn every fucking single time. [6:16] I'm excited about it. [6:18] Inaugural UK middleweight championship. [6:20] Can't wait for it. [6:21] Let's talk about the UK cruiserweight championship. [6:24] Let's go to the champ first. [6:26] You're the reigning UK cruiserweight champion, Carl Thompson. [6:29] Defending it. [6:29] Put your name in the UK BKFC history. [6:33] You've got heavy hands with Thornton. [6:35] He's a guy that hits very, very hard. [6:37] You know, what can we expect out of this fight? [6:39] And what can we expect out of your performance? [6:42] Yeah. [6:42] Obviously, I've started to camp a lot earlier this time. [6:45] After the last loss of my last performance. [6:48] So, yeah, everything's going great. [6:50] I feel like I'm hitting hard. [6:52] Very strong. [6:52] Down to the weight early. [6:54] I believe I'll be far too much for him. [6:56] I've been in too much of a better caliber of people than him. [6:58] Big people than him. [6:59] So, yeah, I'm just looking forward to getting in there, showing the fans what it's all about. [7:04] And happy just to be on such a big card, putting in a good performance. [7:08] It's a beautiful thing. [7:09] Let's go to Andy Thornton, your challenger on the night. [7:12] This is your shot at BKFC Gold. [7:14] You've got a tough opponent. [7:15] You've had some great opponents. [7:16] You've won those fights. [7:18] But Carl Thompson is a different sort of animal. [7:20] Do you feel like he's going to suffer the same fate? [7:22] Are you going to be able to stop Carl Thompson on September 26th? [7:26] Yeah, easy. [7:27] He's fucking got a glass jaw. [7:28] You're only as good as your last fight. [7:30] You don't need hard enough. [7:31] You don't need hard enough to do it, mate. [7:32] Mate, you don't even hit hard. [7:33] Mate, I'll finish you in the first round. [7:34] I'm actually thinking about starting training in four weeks. [7:37] Mate. [7:37] You're in. [7:37] Because I watched you on Banzer for fuck that. [7:39] He's wank. [7:40] I will absolutely smash you at the spiffer race. [7:42] Mate, I can't even understand the word you're saying either. [7:44] Shut the fuck up, you don't have to. [7:45] Mate, come on. [7:46] You're getting smashed. [7:47] Smashed. [7:48] I'll do it. [7:48] Leave the belt here. [7:49] September 26th. [7:50] Leave the belt here. [7:51] Say if you're taking it all the way up the road to bring it back. [7:54] Fucking shut your mouth. [7:55] Make sure you fucking polish it as well, you ugly bastard. [7:58] Come on. [7:58] Here. [7:59] Let's fucking do it. [8:00] Can't wait to fucking fight you. [8:01] You're a divvy. [8:02] Fucking shite. [8:04] Wah, wah, wah. [8:05] Get that subscription into DAZN now. [8:08] Do not miss this, by the way. [8:10] Let's go to Joe Lister. [8:11] Joe, you don't have an opponent yet, but you're one of the best young prospects here in the UK. [8:17] What kind of opponent are you looking for? [8:18] Have you heard anything? [8:20] Because we're excited to see what you can do on September 26th. [8:24] Unfortunately, I have no opponent yet. [8:27] I've had a few pullouts, but I believe I will wipe anyone out that's put in front of me. [8:32] Is there anybody you want to call out? [8:34] Is there anybody that you want on the night if you can make that happen? [8:42] I don't really mind anyone. [8:44] Anybody can step up. [8:45] There it is. [8:46] Joe Lister ready to go September 26th. [8:49] Man, let's open it up to the media. [8:52] Let's get some questions here, and let's hear from the media, and let's talk to some of these fighters. [8:57] Who do we got first? [9:00] Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa. [9:01] All right, hold on. [9:02] Are you media now? [9:03] Sean Weir in the house straight out of Scotland. [9:05] Let's make some noise out here for Sean Weir. [9:07] Are you doing media now, Sean? [9:10] Okay, so. [9:12] I think the question is, when are we going to see you fight again? [9:16] Because you made a huge impression on the BKFC audience. [9:19] When are we going to see you back inside that squared circle? [9:22] 7th of November, Glasgow. [9:24] So, yeah, we're in. [9:27] We're ready for it. [9:28] How big is that? [9:29] Just to put it into words, how big is it to have the BKFC in Scotland? [9:34] That is going to be a massive night of fights. [9:36] All right, it's the first time the BKFC has ever been in Scotland. [9:40] It's a great arena in the heart of Glasgow, and we're going to pack it out, and hopefully [9:47] I'm done here to try to get a headliner. [9:51] A lot of guys up on this stage. [9:54] When you look at the stage, is there anybody that catches your eye that you'd like to pull [9:58] into that squared circle? [10:00] Maybe this guy over here. [10:01] Could we see a Darren Till fight, maybe? [10:03] I would love to see that. [10:05] It's definitely a fight for the future. [10:07] It's a fight I'd love, Atlanta. [10:10] Listen, I think Darren coming into bare knuckles is obviously big, but he needs to step away [10:15] from fighting 12 stone reality TV guys and 75-year-old Romeros and come into the Lions pit. [10:21] Let's go. [10:23] I'm ready. [10:23] We can do that. [10:24] We can do that. [10:25] Definitely, man. [10:25] That's where it might be, man. [10:27] 100%. [10:27] Definitely. [10:28] Let's fire it up. [10:29] Let's get it going. [10:30] I'm right and ready. [10:31] It sounds like we got a plan. [10:33] It sounds like we got a plan. [10:35] 100% man. [10:36] Liverpool or Glasgow, we'll put it on. [10:38] It doesn't matter what it is. [10:39] It makes sense. [10:39] It's the biggest... [10:40] I'm supposed to stop your next guy now. [10:41] Listen, I have no doubt you'll stop this fucking dinosaur, man. [10:44] Fuck Perry now, Dave. [10:44] It's me and Sean. [10:45] It's what it comes. [10:46] Definitely. [10:47] Let's do it. [10:48] So, real quick, let me step in here and ask Joel Romero. [10:51] They're going right past you. [10:53] They're skipping past you. [10:54] He's saying, after I beat Joel. [10:56] I mean, do you have any response to that? [11:17] I think the first question is going to be to Darren Till. [11:20] Does he think he's going to get past me? [11:25] I mean, I think you do. [11:26] Yeah? [11:27] He's won. [11:28] Yeah. [11:28] 100%. [11:29] You're getting past him. [11:30] Yeah, 100%. [11:30] Lo más lindo que tienen los niños es soñar y despertar con una pesadilla. [11:41] Eso no es bueno para los niños. [11:43] The best thing that a child has is the fact that after a nightmare, [11:48] he can wake up and it's not real. [11:51] And it's not a real nightmare. [11:54] You've got a real nightmare in front of him. [11:55] A nightmare. [12:00] There it is. [12:00] Sounds like you have a nightmare in front of you, Darren Till. [12:03] There it is. [12:03] Can't wait for this matchup. [12:05] You know, it's interesting. [12:06] I love this matchup. [12:07] I think the whole world's going to love this. [12:09] It's a dream match that combat sport fans have been waiting for. [12:12] Let's get some questions here from the media. [12:18] I think this is the first time he actually has a real fighter in front of him. [12:24] It's the first time he actually sees me. [12:25] What did he say? [12:28] Since the first time you've had a real fighter. [12:31] It doesn't matter. [12:33] If I have or I haven't, I'm still going to beat him. [12:35] I'm still going to stop him. [12:39] Dile a tu gente como lo va a hacer. [12:42] Ask your people, how are you going to do it? [12:49] There it is. [12:49] I knew that there was going to be no shortage of somebody out in the crowd that was going [12:53] to say something. [12:54] There it is. [12:55] I mean, this is going to be explosive on September 26th. [12:59] Let's go to the media. [13:00] All right. [13:01] Will Castle from The Independent. [13:03] Darren, you've always expressed your love for extreme violence. [13:07] Why is it that BKFC is, you found your calling? [13:12] I just think as fighters, you go from boxing to MMA and it's all in its pure form. [13:21] But then if you look back 2,000 years, this is how they fought bare knuckle. [13:25] It's a tough sport, especially fighting someone like y'all. [13:29] And it's just pure fucking violence and broken bones and blood and spartan shit. [13:36] And that's what I think today. [13:39] That's what I think the world's missing. [13:41] Actually, I think the world's missing a bit. [13:43] Sort of like BKFC. [13:44] Because everyone's turned into pretend fighters. [13:48] Everyone's to be TikTok fighters and Instagram fighters. [13:50] They're more worried about putting the meal preps up on Instagram than fucking actually fighting. [13:55] So I think the world actually needs bare knuckle, the BKFC right now. [13:59] So it's just in its purest form. [14:01] And yeah, I just fucking love it. [14:04] As I'm sure everyone else does up here. [14:09] JFighttalkTV. [14:10] This one's for Yoel. [14:11] You once said you can achieve anything if you believe. [14:16] And it was quite an intense message. [14:20] Do you think Darren started believing in himself that he signed the dotted line to fight you? [14:25] I believe I've been an athlete since birth. [14:53] I believe that it's my lineage. [14:55] It's in my blood. [14:56] My family comes from great athletes. [14:59] And I'm right there with them. [15:00] And they're all athletes from combat sports. [15:05] Wrestling, boxing. [15:07] Mis hijos también vienen lo mismo. [15:09] No quiero que peleen, pero ellos también lo llevan en la sangre y me lo piden. [15:14] Yo trato de no encurcárselo porque sé lo que implica ser un atleta. [15:19] Implica muchísima disciplina. [15:22] Negarte a ti mismo para hacer algo. [15:25] In fact, even my kids enjoy the combat sports, even though I wish personally that they wouldn't. [15:32] But it's in their blood. [15:33] They see it. [15:33] They see me do it. [15:35] They see their grandparents that did it. [15:37] And I wish that they didn't. [15:39] But the fact is that it's a selfish sport. [15:42] And I wish nothing. [15:44] I wish they didn't do it. [15:45] Para mí es simple decirlo. [15:47] He nacido para esto. [15:49] Nací. [15:49] Yo no lo escogí. [15:51] Nací en esto. [15:52] I didn't choose this. [15:53] It's real simple. [15:54] I was born for this. [15:55] Por lo tanto, como lo sé, tengo convicción de lo que creo y en lo que creo. [16:02] Por eso, si tú lo crees, todo es posible. [16:05] And the fact is that I do it with conviction. [16:08] And if you believe in something, you should do it. [16:11] Thank you. [16:12] Darren, I'll ask you, because the question was, have you started believing in yourself that you signed the dotted line? [16:19] Or is it just a business move for you because you started to become more of a businessman than taking the big fights on the UFC? [16:28] Now you've come to be a KFC. [16:29] Believing in what, if I can beat y'all, or just believing in myself as a whole? [16:33] As a whole, mate? [16:35] Yeah. [16:35] I mean, I wouldn't be here doing this shit if I didn't believe in myself. [16:39] Like, I don't ever go in. [16:41] I think as fighters, we all go in scared and nervous, but I make no mistake about it. [16:46] I've never gone into a fight thinking I'm going to lose this fight, or I don't believe I can beat the guy across me. [16:51] Because, to be quite frank with you, I know we've made jokes. [16:54] I've made jokes about, oh, being scared of y'all and stuff in the past, you know. [16:58] But I'm here now, sand on the dotted line. [17:01] As a fighter, as I've said, if you're scared to fight another man, you probably shouldn't be fighting. [17:07] So, that should answer it. [17:12] Thank you. [17:13] Danny Harrison from FMA Magazine. [17:16] This is a question for both Darren and Yul. [17:19] Clearly, you both come from a background of MMA. [17:23] We've successful records, which involve a different skill set, different tactics, [17:29] different techniques. [17:31] How do you feel burn knuckle rules will strengthen your chances of beating your opponent? [17:36] So, Darren, you could answer first, and then Yul. [17:38] Thank you. [17:39] I believe I'm the more skilled fighter than Yul. [17:43] I believe I'm a better striker, far superior. [17:46] If I was to be an honest man, I think Edge probably does go to him on strength. [17:51] And, obviously, he has made a certain different, granted. [17:53] But that doesn't matter. [17:55] You know, we've both got our strengths and weaknesses coming into this. [17:57] And I believe my strengths are far superior to this. [18:01] And I'm just going to stop him, basically. [18:03] I know I'm going to stop him inside the five rounds. [18:11] Darren, who do you think the toughest fight is in the BKFC roster? [18:15] Obviously, we've got Yul there. [18:16] So, is it Yul or is there someone else in your mind? [18:19] I think top three, Yul, Lorenzo and Perry are the three toughest fights I can have. [18:24] That's why I'm coming for the three of them. [18:25] I'm going to beat Yul, I'm going to beat Perry, and I'm going to beat Hunt. [18:29] And then we'll see. [18:30] It'll be Sarah, Sarah, or I'll stay. [18:32] Okay, same question to Yul. [18:34] The toughest fight currently in the BKFC, is it who you'll be facing? [18:38] Real quick, I think Till completely just bypassed me. [18:41] I definitely will Perry any day. [18:43] Lorenzo needs to run that shit back. [18:45] And me and Till might be facing it off before he knows it. [18:49] I know you've got the belt. [18:50] I'm not going to diss this. [18:51] I just didn't even know who you was. [18:52] I'm sorry. [18:52] I'm not bypassing you, but I didn't know you. [18:55] So, like, we can fight, definitely. [18:57] We can definitely fight, but I'm sorry. [18:59] I'm new here, do you know what I mean? [19:01] It's all good. [19:04] I haven't made a career over talking shit, man. [19:06] I've made a career going out there and whooping people's asses. [19:09] So, yeah, been put on notice. [19:13] Darren, obviously, we know Yul, you know, people say that his, you know, his school is made [19:18] of something different. [19:18] Will you be the first person to put Yul and Merit unconscious? [19:22] Yeah, I believe that. [19:24] Yul just said himself, Annie, you've got to believe. [19:26] I believe I'm going to stop Yul on the 26th of September, and then I'm on to the next. [19:31] I've told you all, I'm coming here with pure, pure intentions of violence. [19:35] So, anyone can get it. [19:37] Anyone up on stage, anyone in the seats there, anyone can get it. [19:43] Anyone can get it. [19:44] Darren, how does it feel to be the face of Bare Knuckles so quickly into your second fight? [19:49] I'm not the face. [19:49] Darren, this is the biggest fight. [19:52] This is the biggest fight in Bare Knuckles history. [19:56] No, it's fair to say. [19:57] Stop lying to yourself, Darren, too. [20:00] No te mientas más a ti. [20:02] Esto no es de puro show. [20:04] Yo soy un atleta que no hago show. [20:07] No vengo a hacer show. [20:09] Vengo a pelear y vengo a demostrar de lo que estoy hecho. [20:14] No vengo a dar palabras para que ustedes se sientan bien. [20:17] Lo que digo es porque lo que va a pasar y es lo que yo me dedico día a día. [20:22] Darren, quit lying to yourself. [20:24] Quit lying to the people. [20:25] I'm an athlete. [20:26] I come here to fight. [20:27] I don't come here to talk. [20:28] Everybody that knows me, I'm not here to make a show. [20:32] I'm not here for a reality TV. [20:34] I'm literally here to fight. [20:36] And you're going to see. [20:36] Okay. [20:38] There's nothing I can say. [20:39] He doesn't speak English. [20:39] We can't speak to each other. [20:42] Like, Annie does know English. [20:43] So we can speak English. [20:45] Yo no sé I'm going to stop him. [20:46] Yo no sé I'm going to stop him. [20:48] You don't speak Spanish either. [20:50] You don't speak Spanish? [20:50] I don't speak English. [20:53] You don't speak Spanish. [20:53] I speak Portuguese. [20:55] I speak Portuguese a little bit more. [20:56] I speak Portuguese a little bit more. [20:58] And I speak Portuguese a little bit more. [21:00] I don't want to fight with you to speak English. [21:03] We're fighting in Manchester. [21:04] I didn't come here to talk to you about languages. [21:06] Okay. [21:06] We're fighting 26th and you're getting stopped. [21:09] Amazing. [21:11] Darren, can you just talk about the different person you become when there is a bit of needle [21:18] like that with an opponent? [21:19] Because what you did to Luke Rockhold last year, you said you almost felt sorry for him [21:24] in the build-up. [21:25] You was terrorising him. [21:26] Part of you seems disappointed. [21:27] Look, it's different. [21:27] It was different. [21:28] Luke was disrespectful the whole fight week and arrogant and obnoxious and thinks he's [21:34] better than me. [21:35] It's not like that with y'all. [21:36] As much as we're talking shit, I do respect him as a fighter and as a person. [21:40] We've never ran into each other. [21:41] Yeah, it's weird for a fighter to say all them years ago he's scared of another man. [21:45] Fighters like to build themselves up. [21:47] I'm not scared of anyone. [21:48] I was just having a laugh and a joke and people ran away with it. [21:52] But yeah, if we're talking shit, it just gets me more hyped to show what I'm going to do [21:55] to y'all on the 26th of September. [21:58] Stop him. [21:59] What I was saying about you being the face of BKFC, whether you want to admit it or not, [22:05] this is the biggest fight in the history of the sport. [22:07] Do you feel like that's a slap in the face to Mike Perry who maybe should have been sat across [22:12] from you today? [22:13] Mike Perry ran off to fight the Mongolian squad. [22:19] What do you want me to say? [22:21] I chased him around, chased him to the end and he ran away. [22:24] So you all stepped in in his place. [22:26] You know, we meant to fight him. [22:27] So I don't know what you want me to say. [22:31] Question for Joromero. [22:33] What do you think of Darren Till's last performance in Bare Knuckle? [22:36] His KO win over Aaron Chalmers. [22:38] To be honest, I didn't even see the fight. [22:53] I did see the results that he won. [22:59] Let me throw a question here. [23:01] We'll go right back to you, my man. [23:02] I want to go to Jack Cohen. [23:04] Jack, when I looked at the audience, when I walked in here, I saw the world lightweight champion [23:09] of the world, Ben Bonner, in the house, obviously representing the UK. [23:12] Shout out to Ben out there, the bombers in the building. [23:14] That being said, what would it mean to bring another world championship back to the UK? [23:20] What does that mean for this country, for this sport, if we continue to see more fighters [23:25] in the UK take these titles back home? [23:27] It means they'll have a lot. [23:28] Listen, this is what I'm in this game for. [23:30] I'm here to win these world titles. [23:32] And like 26th September, there'll be two UK world champions. [23:36] So yeah, like I said, I'm here. [23:38] I'm here trading. [23:39] I'm not ducking. [23:40] I'm fucking ready to fight. [23:41] My question, my first question is for Gaz Corrin. [23:47] Mac mentioned brute strength only is the way you're going to win. [23:50] Do you think your skill set is being slightly underestimated, especially with being a left [23:54] weight champion? [23:55] It ain't a karate competition, by the way. [23:57] This is bare knuckle. [23:59] Yeah, yeah. [23:59] Listen, Mac knows my skill set, just like I know is. [24:03] Like he said, you know, words mean fuck all, to be fair. [24:07] I've got a lot more in the locker than a bit of brute strength and a big punch on me. [24:12] You know, I am the current middleweight left weight champion, the world left weight champion. [24:19] Karate competition. [24:20] With headbutts. [24:23] Karate with headbutts. [24:24] Karate competition. [24:25] Yeah, yeah. [24:26] And I'm the previous world champion, burnuckle cruiserweight champion as well in the previous [24:33] organisation. [24:34] So, you know, I'm not a one-trick pony by any means, but it ain't just brute strength. [24:40] No, definitely not. [24:41] And if he does think that, then, you know, more through a limp. [24:44] But I know, he's not a stupid man. [24:46] Just as I know about him. [24:49] We both know about each other. [24:51] And in seven weeks' time, we're going to try to kill each other, that's for sure. [24:54] Absolutely. [24:55] Dave Feldman, you mentioned to me in the Birmingham press conference that this was going to be [25:01] bigger than knuckle mania. [25:03] And I just want to get your thoughts and feelings sat here now, looking out on all the fighters [25:07] and how geared up you are for the card. [25:09] I mean, I'm extremely excited. [25:11] I think that the hype around this event and the hype that's going to build up to it up [25:15] this September 26th is going to make this the biggest event that we've ever done in [25:19] Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship history. [25:21] I mean, you've got legends, you know, you've got Darren Till taking on Yole Romero. [25:26] You've got a hometown boy fighting for the World Championship, Jack Cullen. [25:29] You've got a tremendous undercard with a lot of hometown, local talent that can really fight [25:34] their asses off. [25:35] And they're going to show it here September 26th in front of a sold-out crowd. [25:39] Absolutely. [25:39] Now, we briefly mentioned the sport of left-way there. [25:42] I did see Murmurs and Pulse last year. [25:46] BKFC, left-way. [25:47] Can you give us an update on that? [25:49] Is that still something that's on the cards? [25:50] No, that's not going to happen. [25:51] Karate. [25:55] All right, I've got a question for you, Kyle. [25:57] Do you think that Andy Thornton's just taking your last fight too much? [26:02] I know you're only as good as the last time you fought. [26:04] Sleep. [26:05] We all know. [26:06] I mean, he said you've got a glass chin and stuff like that. [26:08] Now, I wouldn't say you've got a glass chin. [26:10] I think he was up against it. [26:11] We've seen what he's done since then. [26:13] He's been dropped in every way. [26:13] Every fight, he's been dropped. [26:15] Not every fight at all, but no, not every fight at all. [26:17] No, I don't believe I've got a glass chin. [26:19] Yeah. [26:20] 26th September, I'll prove everyone. [26:22] Show everyone what I'm all about. [26:24] To you, Andy Thornton, do you think... [26:25] What makes you think he's got a glass chin then? [26:28] Do you think you're going to be able... [26:28] Sleep last one. [26:29] He's been dropped in every one, mate. [26:31] Tried and tested. [26:31] Never been dropped. [26:32] Never been knocked out. [26:33] Thought we had better people. [26:34] That Ron Seale son had done exactly what it says on the tin. [26:37] He's going fucking sleep. [26:39] Easy work. [26:40] Easy, mate. [26:41] Mate, who have you thought that's good? [26:43] Who have you thought that's good? [26:45] David Oscar. [26:45] Yeah, take me off. [26:47] He's a fucking ruthless comeboy. [26:48] Yeah, yeah. [26:50] Mate, that's the only one. [26:52] But anyone who can go past two rounds with David Oscar should win and should knock him out. [26:55] You went all five rounds. [26:57] Doesn't matter, mate. [26:57] The lack of a deal is short. [26:58] I hit him with everything. [26:59] Tell you what, I told you. [27:00] Just polish the belt, son. [27:01] It's honest about... [27:02] We'll see. [27:02] Action speak a lot of words. [27:04] He hasn't got the minerals. [27:05] You're only as good as your last fight, son. [27:06] He hasn't got the minerals. [27:07] Yeah, and you weren't... [27:08] Bring your sleeping bag and your pillow. [27:09] You weren't very good at all. [27:11] Bring your sleeping bag and pillow. [27:13] Yeah, we'll see. [27:14] Wait, got one for you, Mac. [27:16] Do you actually know what Leftway is? [27:18] I know you keep shouting karate. [27:19] He's just winding him up because he is a serious fucking... [27:21] Of course I'm winding him up. [27:23] Go on, I'm just making sure. [27:24] But it is still karate, not bare knuckle, yeah? [27:26] In the rawest form. [27:28] Look, I know what Gaz is capable of. [27:29] I know the work and the effort that I put into this. [27:32] And no man, God is my fucking witness, that belt will be coming back to Ramsgate on the 26th of September. [27:38] Yoel, where do you think Darren will rank amongst the most dangerous fighters you've ever faced? [27:45] And is this one personal for you? [27:46] Because you do seem quite irate when Darren starts speaking. [27:50] I don't have a list of fighters, brother. [27:59] I don't have fighters, I don't have a list. [28:01] I only see people that I have to pass on top of my family, that I have to give them food to my family, that I have to continue with the legacy of my family. [28:10] That's what I see. [28:11] Brother, I don't pay attention to know that, I don't care, I don't have a rankings, I don't have a list, all I have is a guy in front of me, somebody that's, I've got to feed my family, somebody that's taking food from my table, a legacy that I have to finish, and I'm not paying attention to anything. [28:42] Any fighters that have fought in the past, Machida, Costa, he's not ranking anybody, he's just paying attention to the fighter in front of him. [28:51] Yoel, Darren suggested you may be able to speak a little bit more English than you're letting on, is there a reason for that, and do you have a message for Darren Till in English? [28:58] Si yo supiera hablar inglés, créeme que hablo inglés, mi lengua es español, yo no sé, para poder hablar inglés fluido, me gustaría, si lo supiera hacer lo hago, pero como me gusta que ustedes entiendan lo que yo estoy hablando, por eso hablo bien mi lengua en español. [29:20] Trust me, if he spoke English better, he would speak it, but right now he wants people to understand what he's saying, he's got a Spanish community, he's not going to sit here and try to force himself and try to get in the communication with back and forth, when he's not going to understand everything fully in detail. [29:38] Darren is a scholar, you have to put that into consideration. [29:41] We didn't come here to talk about languages. [29:50] He says that this is very boring. [29:53] I got a question for Darren, so I said this with the utmost respect Darren, but have you got any concerns with your kind of punch resilience with regards to the kind of knockdown that you received with Aaron, considering the strengths of Yoel and his power? [30:12] No, not at all. I mean, yeah, he's a strong guy, but I'll be totally honest with you, I don't think he can punch. [30:19] I think he falls off balance, I think he puts his head down and swings for the stars. [30:24] I just think he's just going to walk onto some heavy hands and I ain't getting knocked out even if it's me. [30:29] I know the kind of chin I've got, so yeah, I'm not worried in the slightest. [30:34] Darren, I'm just going to ask you to close this out here because we're about to go to face-offs by the way, very first face-offs here for BKFC 94. [30:42] To all the fans that do follow you, obviously you have a huge following. [30:46] What message do you have to them on what they can expect on the night, BKFC 94, if they've never watched BKFC before, they've never experienced it live, what message do you have to them? [30:58] Look at the fight, me and Yoel, it's meant to be years in the making, you know what I mean? [31:02] It's an immovable, it's one of them things, it's just fucking pure violence. [31:07] One of us is going to sleep to Bobo's and it's going to be him, so yeah, let's fucking, let's go. [31:14] There it is, let's go indeed.