Longest face-off ever? Darren Till and Yoel Romero stare down for nearly four minutes before dream fight
The pair did not break eye contact for three minutes and 28 seconds before being forced apart by security
Darren Till and Yoel Romero faced off for nearly four minutes at the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) press conference. The two ex-UFC fighters, with a history of being ranked middleweight contenders together, engaged in a tense stare-down that left many in attendance stunned. Till, 33, was making his second BKFC appearance after winning a knockout in his debut, while Romero, 49, remains an active physical specimen in his age bracket.
Despite the lack of any physical altercation, the senseless stare-off captured the attention of the crowd, as Till and Romero continued to lock eyes without a break for three minutes and 28 seconds. Romero refused to bow first, speaking to Till during the face-off but remaining silent on the specifics through an interpreter. Romero's arrival in Manchester was fueled by a desire to win, and the Cuban has remained a force in the middleweight division, despite his UFC debut being delayed until age 36.
Till, meanwhile, has experienced a resurgence outside the UFC, earning a welterweight title shot before a slump that saw him lose five fights in six. The pair are set to face off at the AO Arena on September 26.
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