Dustin Pague, Mike Richman set for BKFC Fight Night Hershey main event
NXTbets Pro | Published On: November 14, 2026
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BKFC World Welterweight Champion Dustin Pague is set for a non-title middleweight main event against former BKFC World Champion Richman at BKFC Fight Night Hershey, with the bout scheduled for Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The pairing puts a current titleholder across from a former champion in the top slot of the card, and it gives the event a clear centerpiece built around two fighters who have already held championship hardware in BKFC. Pague enters the matchup as he chases his fourth straight victory, and the booking keeps him in a featured role while he moves into a new weight class for the night. The main event also gives the card a hometown angle on Pague’s side, since he is from Harrisburg. That connection gives the fight a local draw. The fight is set up as a straight headliner, with no title at stake, but the names attached to it carry the kind of recognition that can drive attention on a local card and give the promotion a strong anchor for the evening.
Harrisburg roots
Pague said he was excited to fight in his hometown, and the setting clearly means something to him beyond the matchup itself. He described the bout as his first hometown fight since the early days of his MMA career, a span that adds weight to the return and frames the night as a personal one as much as a professional one. Pague did not try to downplay that part of the assignment. He called it “good pressure,” a sign that he welcomes the spotlight and the responsibility that comes with it. That attitude fits the tone of the fight week message around him, since the homecoming is not being treated as a burden. It is being treated as a chance to deliver in front of the people most connected to his story. The fact that the fight lands at Giant Center strengthens that local feel, turning a main event into a hometown showcase for a Harrisburg fighter stepping back into a hometown spotlight after years away from that setting.
Fight expectations
Pague also said the card was already moving at the box office, noting that more than 1,000 tickets had been sold. That figure points to interest before fight night arrives. He expects the matchup with Richman to deliver the kind of action fans want, and he did not soften his view of how the fight might unfold. Pague said he and Richman would “go out there and bang,” a direct comment that matches the way the bout has been framed as a fan-friendly main event. That approach fits the rest of the information around the fight. Pague is coming in with a winning streak to protect. Richman brings the résumé of a former BKFC World Champion. The card has a champion, a former champion and a crowd waiting for the main attraction. That combination gives the event a simple and clear setup, with the fighting style expectation laid out in plain terms by Pague himself. He wants the homecoming, the crowd and the pressure to all come together on fight night, and he believes the action in the cage will match the setting in the building.
