BKFC Bethlehem: Cisneros-Petersen set for Fight Night main event
NXTbets Pro | Published On: October 9, 2026
BKFC Bethlehem card
BKFC Fight Night Bethlehem centers on a welterweight main event between Gregoris Cisneros and Ryan Petersen, with unbeaten Lex Ludlow meeting Sean Schultz in the co-main event. The show has 11 bouts total and no titles on the line because BKFC has it listed as a Fight Night card. It is set for Wind Creek Event Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, with the first bell scheduled for 8 p.m. ET. BKFC will stream the card live worldwide on The BKFC App, and the event is also listed on BKFC+, Fubo Sports and TrillerTV+. Three of the bouts are listed as free fights, and BKFC has not confirmed a separate prelim start time. That leaves a busy schedule from the headliners through the lower end of the card, with the promotion spreading the action across the main card and preliminary card without a championship centerpiece.
Cisneros-Petersen main event
Cisneros enters the main event after a June knockout win over UFC veteran Cameron VanCamp. Petersen has split his last four BKFC fights and comes in after a unanimous decision win in May. That gives the top bout a sharp contrast in recent results, with Cisneros riding a stoppage and Petersen bringing in his latest decision victory. Ludlow adds another unbeaten name to the top of the lineup in the co-main event against Schultz, giving the show two featured fights before the rest of the card takes over. BKFC has kept the focus on action rather than belts here, and the main event fits that approach. The promotion matched a fighter fresh off a knockout with one who just earned a decision, then paired the co-main with an unbeaten contender, which gives the front end of the card a clear competitive edge. Cisneros and Petersen sit at the center of the event, and their meeting anchors the broadcast from the opening bell through the final fight.
BKFC undercard bouts
The rest of the lineup fills out the main card and the preliminary card with a long list of matchups. Antonio Castillo Jr. faces Jay Haas, Douglas Lobasso meets Justin Walters, Mike Liberto takes on Jojo Schillizzi, Nick Burgos draws Travis Thompson, Maurice Morris meets Lewis Rumsey and Brett Shoenfelt fights Christian Torres on the main card. The preliminary card adds Mark Culp against Brian Newman, Taylor Dagner against Marisol Ruelas and Nathaniel James against Marc Worthington. That gives BKFC six bouts on the main card and three on the prelims, with the headliner and co-main supported by a full slate underneath them. The card also carries three free fights, which broadens the viewing options for fans following the show. With no title fights involved, the emphasis stays on volume and placement, and BKFC filled the event with a mix of featured and supporting bouts that round out the 11-fight lineup.
