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BKFC Rocks 2300 Arena, Fights Did Not Disappoint

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Published25 Jul 2025

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Philadelphia: When you think of certain cities that are meant for combat sports like Wrestling, Boxing, and MMA, you can now add Bare Knuckle to the list. Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship would return to South Philly, but it would be where hardcore wrestling got started: the 2300 Arena, formerly the ECW Arena. Through 2 events in Philadelphia at Wells Fargo Center & 2300 Arena, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship has lived up to the hype. They have SOLD OUT since they were officially sanctioned in the state of Pennsylvania. Could their 3rd show follow with the same hype as the first 2 shows?

The Main Event was headlined by Dustin ‘The Disciple’ Pague, (4-2), of Carlisle, PA. He took on Ryan ‘Ryu’ Petersen, (2-0), of Humboldt County, CA.

Entire Card at 2300 Arena:

 

How the fights went:

The action got started with Dalvin Blair, as he brought it to Jason Dinunzio & got the win by TKO in Round 1.

Up next was a good one as Lex Ludlow would come out and drop Lewis Rumsey 5 times – the last one would end the night in Round 2 by TKO.

The next fight on the card, which did not last long, was Elijah Harris, who won the fight in 7 seconds over Ishiah Carson.

A very good & bloody fight would take place between Cody Vidal vs Maurice Horne. This fight had some big shots from both fighters & would go to the 4th round where Cody Vidal got the win by TKO with a monster right hand to end the night:

The action kept going as Pat Sullivan made his return after a nasty knockout he took back in January at Knucklemania V. He would not waste any time and jump all over Austin Peterson for the 1st-round TKO win.

The next battle at 2300 Arena was Alessio Sakara defeating Erick Lozano by 2nd-round TKO with a nasty series of shots for the TKO win:

South Philly’s Johnny ‘Cannoli’ Garbarino would be in a good one. This fight would go to the 2nd round & Garbarino got the win by TKO after dropping his opponent Erik Lopez 5 times.

The Co-Main Event was Rosalinda Rodriguez going to battle with Gabrielle Roman. This was a good fight & Rodriguez would get the TKO win in Round 3 with a right hand after a series of body shots.

The Main Event was Dustin Pague doing battle with Ryan Petersen. This fight had everything and you could hear every shot as both fighters were connecting. The fight would come to an end in round 2 as Pague would connect with a massive overhand right that rocked Petersen. This fight would be over by 2nd-round TKO.

Following the Main Event, BKFC Promoter David Feldman would announce that both Dustin Pague & Ryan Petersen would each receive DOUBLE Pay for their performance in the Main Event.

Post-event interviews:

Dalvin Blair:

Lex Ludlow:

Pat Sullivan:

Johnny Garbarino:

BKFC President David Feldman:

What is next:

The 3 shows that Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship has put on in South Philly have been must-see and lived up to the hype that came with it. You could not have a better place to call the home of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship than Philadelphia.

BKFC could be making their South Philly return in January 2026 over at Xfinity Mobile Arena (Formerly Wells Fargo Center), which could mean “KnuckleMania.”