Gregoris Cisneros and Ryan Petersen meet in a five-round welterweight main event at BKFC Fight Night Bethlehem on Friday, October 9, at the Wind Creek Event Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. First bell is 8 p.m. ET, and the 11-fight card has no titles on the line.
What’s at stake
With no belts in play, the main event is about momentum, and both welterweights arrive off wins. Cisneros (5-2) headlined BKFC Fight Night Hammond in June and knocked out UFC veteran Cameron VanCamp at 1:49 of the first round. Petersen (3-2) is coming off a unanimous decision win over Daniel Keepers at BKFC 89 in May. The bout is scheduled for five two-minute rounds.
The case for each fighter
Cisneros is a Venezuelan fighter who came to BKFC from BKB, where he held the light heavyweight title. He lost the 175-pound belt in a 16-second defeat to Barrie Jones before bouncing back with the Hammond win over VanCamp.
Petersen, from Humboldt County, California, won his first two BKFC fights, over Dan Godoy and Matt Socholotiuk. He then headlined BKFC Fight Night Philly in July 2025, where Dustin Pague stopped him in the second round. In November he was stopped in 22 seconds by Enkhtur Bayartsogt. He got back in the win column with the Keepers decision in Palm Desert, California. Petersen is the more experienced name with a recent headline slot, but Cisneros is the one carrying a finish into Friday.
The rest of the card
Lex Ludlow meets Sean Schultz in the cruiserweight co-main event, with Schultz stepping in for Brock Walker. Ludlow’s last fight lasted nine seconds, a knockout of Drew Nolan at BKFC Liberty Brawl in July. Taylor Dagner and Marisol Ruelas fight at women’s flyweight, and the card also includes a heavyweight pair and an ironweight bout.
Full fight card
| Bout | Division |
|---|---|
| Gregoris Cisneros vs. Ryan Petersen | Welterweight (5 rounds) |
| Lex Ludlow vs. Sean Schultz | Cruiserweight |
| Brett Shoenfelt vs. Christian Torres | Welterweight |
| Mike Liberto vs. Joseph Schillizzi | Light heavyweight |
| Jay Haas vs. Antonio Castillo Jr. | Lightweight |
| Douglas LoBasso vs. Justin Walters | Middleweight |
| Taylor Dagner vs. Marisol Ruelas | Women’s flyweight |
| Travis Thompson vs. Nick Burgos | Bantamweight |
| Brian Newman vs. Mark Culp | Heavyweight |
| Lewis Rumsey vs. Maurice Morris | Ironweight |
| Nathaniel James vs. Marc Worthington | Heavyweight |
How to watch
BKFC Fight Night Bethlehem starts Friday at 8 p.m. ET. BKFC’s event page lists the BKFC+ app and Fubo as the ways to watch. A start time for the prelims had not been confirmed at publication, so check BKFC’s channels for updates before the 8 p.m. ET first bell. The MMA events this week roundup has the rest of the weekend schedule.
