BKFC Philly Fighter Pushes Opponent Off Stage, Earns Shove From BKFC President

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There aren’t any UFC fights this Fourth of July weekend, but Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) will still be around to deliver some fisticuffs.

The pugilistic promotion returns this Friday (July 3, 2026) from inside Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is headlined by a pair of title fights between Austin Trout vs. Ben Bonner and Britain Hart vs. Sarah Shell. Naturally, the weigh-ins went down earlier on Thursday, and in typical BKFC fashion, things got a little handsy.

The staredown between Welterweights Patrick Sullivan vs. Ruben Arroyo started off with an innocent bit of shadowboxing but quickly got out of hand. The two began angling for front position, resulting in some physical contact that prompted Sullivan to shove Arroyo off the stage entirely. BKFC President David Feldman was on hand and wasn’t impressed. In fact, Feldman shoved “f—king punk” Sullivan and asked aloud, “Why the f—k would you do that?”

Check out the chaos below:

BKFC President David Feldman shoved fighter Pat Sullivan today after Sullivan pushed his opponent off stage

Feldman could be heard yelling “What the f**k would you do that for, what the f**k is your problem you f*****g punk” after Sullivan risked injuring his opponent pic.twitter.com/SPkvRPupN3

— FULL SEND MMA (@full_send_mma) July 2, 2026

Fortunately, it doesn’t look like Arroyo fell all that far and is presumably still fit to compete on Friday. Feldman has a right to be irritated by the potentially fight-cancelling move — remember Jeremy Stephens vs. Drakkar Klose? — but it’s certainly rare to see a promotional president getting physical at his own show … yet still feels par for the bare knuckle course.

Tune in tomorrow for BKFC: Liberty Brawl results and highlights

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