Darren Till open to Michael Page bare-knuckle fight after UFC release

Darren Till has told Bloody Elbow he is interested in facing Michael Page in bare-knuckle boxing, with BKFC president Dave Feldman also keen on a potential meeting in the UK.

Darren Till is open to a bare-knuckle fight with Michael Page following Page’s UFC release, he told Bloody Elbow. “I know Michael, he’s a very good fighter who was just let go by the UFC,” Till said. “If he was to re-sign and schedule that fight, yeah, me and him would get it on.”

BKFC president Dave Feldman expressed interest earlier this month in bringing Page back to the promotion and raised the prospect of matching the pair in the UK. “Can you imagine a year down the road or so, you’ve got Darren Till vs. ‘MVP’ in the UK?” Feldman said. “That would be a tremendous fight.”

Till first faces Yoel Romero at BKFC 94 on Saturday night. The former UFC title challenger discussed a possible meeting with Page during an interview with Jamie Theodosi on Wednesday.

Page left the UFC at the end of his contract despite winning five of his six bouts in the promotion. The former Bellator contender already has experience of bare-knuckle boxing, having fought Mike Perry in BKFC in August 2022.

Page lost that contest by a disputed decision before returning to MMA and signing a six-fight UFC deal.