Darren Till overcame a knockdown to stop Aaron Chalmers in his BKFC debut at BKFC 90 in Birmingham, England on Friday night, while BKFC President David Feldman said he was disappointed he could not give out more knockout bonuses than the three or four he ultimately awarded.
Feldman spoke at the post-fight press conference, where he confirmed an attendance of 7,492 at the Utilita Arena.
“Really good night here in Birmingham. Got off to a bit of a slow start. Honestly was a little bit aggravated with some of the action and then the guys just started picking it up as the night went on.”
On the knockout bonus structure that Conor McGregor had requested ahead of the event, Feldman expressed mild frustration at the final tally.
“It’s kind of based on their purse so we’ll figure that out on Monday but, you know, I was hoping to, I wanted to give out 12 bonuses. But I’m only going to be able to give out three or four of them.”
Rico Franco won the interim world welterweight championship in the main event. Feldman named Franco’s performance as Knockout of the Night and awarded Fight of the Night to George Thorpe and Leigh Cohoon.
Till signed a three-fight deal with BKFC in April. His long-term goal remains a fight with Mike Perry.