BKFC RETURNS TO PHILLY’S 2300 ARENA ON FRIDAY, JULY 25! DUSTIN PAGUE VS. RYAN PETERSEN HEADLINES
PLUS THE RETURN OF JOHN GARBARINO AND ROSALINDA RODRIGUEZ VS. GABRIELLE ROMAN
Philadelphia, PA (June 16, 2025) Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), The World’s Fastest Growing Combat Sports Promotion, returns to the famed 2300 Arena in their hometown of Philadelphia, PA on Friday, July 25.
BKFC Fight Night Philly is headlined by a can’t miss welterweight clash between Dustin ‘The Disciple’ Pague, (4-2), of Carlisle, PA and Ryan ‘Ryu’ Petersen, (2-0), of Humboldt County, CA.
Also featured on the card is popular Philly sports star, John ‘Johnny Garb’ Garbarino competing in a middleweight fight against opposition to be announced.
Ticket information for BKFC Fight Night Philly can be found at BKFC.com. The 2300 Arena is located at 2300 S. Swanson Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148. BKFC Fight Night Philly will also be broadcast internationally as part of the BKFC+ Subscription for $7.99 per month on the BKFC App – The Best Value in Combat Sports.
“This is our third event in our hometown of Philadelphia and we’re very proud to bring another stellar event to the 2300 Arena,” said David Feldman, Founder and President of BKFC. “From our record-breaking KnuckleMania V event in January, Philadelphia fight fans truly have shown their passion for our bare-knuckle promotions.”
With an attendance of 17,762 on Saturday, January 25, 2025 at the Wells Fargo Center, KnuckleMania V set a new modern-day combat sports record for the city of Philadelphia.
Fighting at the 2300 Arena on March 21, 2025, Dustin Pague stopped Andrew Angelcor in the second round. He also holds exciting victories over Joe Elmore (BKFC-51), Wade Johnson (BKFC-42) and Eddie Hoch (BKFC Fight Night New York 2).
Ryan Petersen impressed immediately in his BKFC debut with a second-round knockout of Dan Godoy at BKFC Fight Night Los Angeles (November 23,2024). He followed up with a dominant unanimous decision over Matt Socholotiuk at BKFC Fight Night Pechanga (January 18, 2025).
Middleweight John Garbarino stopped the show at KnuckleMania V with a first-round knockout of Apostle Spencer. Celebrating the victory, Garbarino took a knee and proposed marriage to his longtime fiancé. The Philly Sports Star continued his impressive showings with a first-round knockout of Rayne Wells on March 21, 2025 at the 2300 Arena.
Fighting in the co-main event, women’s flyweights will clash as Rosalinda ‘Venom’ Rodriguez, (2-0), of Miami, FL battles Gabrielle Roman, (1-2-1), of South Amboy, NJ. Sporting an undefeated professional boxing of 14-0, the Chicago born Rodriguez returns to the squared circle following a third-round stoppage of Monica Franco on March 15, 2024. The upset minded Gabrielle Roman looks to bounce back into the winner’s column following a hotly contested distance fight against Natalie Gage on November 9, 2024.
Also featured at BKFC Fight Night Philly in the featherweight division, Elijah ‘The Buffalo Soldier’ Harris, (1-0), faces BKFC debuting Isaac ‘Ice’ Matamoros of Mission, TX. Heavyweights will see action with Lex Ludlow, (1-0), of Levittown, PA looking to stay undefeated against Lewis ‘The Beast’ Rumsey, (2-4), of Williamsport, PA. Lightweight Jason DiNunzio makes his BKFC debut against Dalvin Blair, (1-0). Returning in the welterweight division, Philly’s Pat Sullivan, (1-0), will face an opponent to be announced.
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About Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC)
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) is the first promotion allowed to hold a legal, sanctioned, and regulated bare knuckle event in the United States since 1889. Based in Philadelphia, and headed by President and former professional boxer David Feldman, BKFC is dedicated to preserving the historical legacy of bare knuckle fighting, while utilizing a specifically created rule set that emphasizes fighter safety. BKFC holds all of its bouts in a revolutionary circular four-rope ring, designed to encourage fast-paced and exciting bouts. The patented BKFC “Squared Circle” contains scratch lines, based on the Broughton Rules which governed bare knuckle fighting in the 19th century, and which requires fighters to “Toe the Line”: start every round face to face, and just inches apart.
In BKFC, only those fighters who are established professionals in boxing, MMA, kickboxing, or Muay Thai are allowed to compete. The referees and judges are required to have extensive professional combat sports experience. All fights are held under the auspices and control of an Athletic Commission. Unlike other fighting organizations and combat sports internationally which claim to be “bare knuckle”, but require wraps, tape, and gauze; BKFC is true to its word as fighters are not allowed to wrap their hands to within one inch of the knuckle. This makes BKFC unquestionably the truest form of bare knuckle fighting. BKFC is dedicated to not just creating the safest, most exciting, and highest-level bare-knuckle fighting organization in the world, it’s also leading the way for a new fully recognized professional combat sport. BKFC is truly the sport of the future, which fully respects its remarkable past.
