The Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) is exploring the idea of partnering with Oktagon MMA and other promotions for events in 2027.

Co-owned by Conor McGregor, BKFC took it up a level this year through shows at venues like Fenway Park while generating record ticket sales for Darren Till’s win over Yoel Romero in Manchester.

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And BKFC founder Dave Feldman, who has dedicated his life to bringing the sport mainstream, much like the early struggles of Dana White and the UFC, says this is only the beginning.

Speaking to talkSPORT.com, Feldman reiterated that he believes this is the time to put BKFC on a rocket ship and let it launch.

He plans to put everything into making BKFC the number two combat sports promotion in the world over the next three years, starting with a massive 2027.

“We’re working on a big arena partnership worldwide and it has some stadiums in it as well,” Feldman said.

“We know that right now is our time and we have to press the gas pedal and just go. I think we’re going to go straight up, but if we go and crash into the wall, we went the way we had to go.

“We're going to put as much power behind this thing and try to build the biggest combat sports organisation we can in the next three years.”

BKFC in talks over MMA and boxing partnerships

Feldman said he is having conversations with ‘some of the most iconic baseball stadiums in the world’ following BKFC’s successful debut at Fenway Park in August.

The 56-year-old also stated he is now exploring big soccer stadiums, but recognises it will be difficult to reach the 100,000-seaters of the world.

Nonetheless, he believes 2027 will be a ‘breakout year’ for BKFC and is willing to bring in some help to aid his ambitious plans.

“There's a lot of different things we can do,” Feldman said.

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“We're going to put on some fantastic events. We're going to have some fantastic partners. We're going to have some big sponsors, and we're going to have a big TV deal.

“The stadium shows are going to be in the United States, UK and Europe. We're actually talking to Oktagon MMA on Friday about having a partnership with them for an event or two.

“They’re great people and what they were able to do in that stadium [for Oktagon 94] — you've got to take your hat off to them. That was amazing. They killed it and congratulations to them.

“But we are talking to them. We're talking to some other really big MMA and boxing promotions around the world because we figured to get into these big places where we want to do, we're going to need the right partner there. If we go to Germany, they’re obviously the right partner.”

Feldman clarified this would be strictly for bare-knuckle events, not crossover events where fans might see bare-knuckle and MMA on the same night.

“They'd probably be like the boots on the ground and it would also be a cross-promotion,” Feldman said.

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“I just think that it would be a BKFC event. Maybe like – I'm not saying this is exactly how we're doing it, but maybe it would be a, ‘BKFC powered by Oktagon’ or something like that.

“I'm not saying it's definitely happening. We're going to have a meeting with them on Friday, and if it happens, that's great because we have lent a couple of our fighters to them, and then they perform very well for them.

“So like I said, great people, and if we can form a partnership with them, that would be great.”

Till’s BKFC future looking bright

Former UFC title challenger Till is one of BKFC’s biggest stars right now.

The Liverpudlian fought for Misfits Boxing after leaving the UFC before signing a lucrative deal with BKFC, with several other combat sports promotions chasing his signature.

Till has since won both of his bouts under the BKFC banner, knocking out Aaron Chalmers on his debut and claiming a decision over Romero.

Feldman previously said he had big plans for Till if he came out victorious, with ‘The Gorilla’ linked to a potential clash with Tommy Fury, whom he was meant to fight under the Misfits Banner in December 2024.

While Feldman refused to either confirm or deny he was speaking with Team Fury, he did say he was in negotiations with someone outside of the promotion to be Till’s next opponent for a super-fight at a ‘very big venue.’

Some combat sports enthusiasts hoped to see Till against former BKFC and UFC fighter Michael ‘Venom’ Page, but Page decided to sign for KSI’s Misfits Boxing instead, with Feldman confirming talks took place.

“[Till] wants to get back in sooner than later, but we're working on something real big for him, and if that happens, that will happen in June,” Feldman concluded.

“So we'll know about that literally any day. He wants to get back in March or April, which if that big one doesn't pop, then that's what we're going to do.

“We don't have any real definitive answers for him, but we're going to know very, very soon.”

Till and Feldman have teased a potential fight at Liverpool FC’s stadium Anfield in the future, but even if that never materialises, BKFC clearly has big plans in store for their starman and self-proclaimed lover of pure violence.