Sam Shewmaker headlines BKFC Fight Night Australia
Queensland, Australia (September 15, 2026) Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) makes their highly anticipated return to Australia on Saturday, October 3 at the Eatons Hill Hotel in Queensland.
Heavyweights headline BKFC Fight Night Australia with Popular Local Favorite Haze ‘The Huntsman’ Hepi, (3-1), of Gold Coast, Queensland battling BKFC Fighting Legend Sam ‘The Hillbilly Hammer’ Shewmaker, (5-4-1), of Gravois Mills, Missouri, U.S.A.
Tickets to BKFC Fight Night Australia are Now On-Sale and can be purchased at BKFC.com. The event will be broadcast live internationally as part of the BKFC+ Subscription for $7.99 per month on the BKFCApp – The Best Value in Combat Sports starting at 5:00 a.m. ET / 2:00 a.m. PT.
The Eatons Hill Hotel is located at 646 Pine Road, Eatons Hill, QLD 4037, Australia. Doors will open on the night of the event at 5:00 p.m. local time.
‘The response from our first show in Australia in April of this year was tremendous and we’re very excited to return on October 3,” said David Feldman, Founder and President of BKFC. “Haze Hepi looked sensational stopping Krzysztof Wisniewski in their rematch, but Sam Shewmaker is a true BKFC battle tested legend, he fought on our first show eight years ago and is coming to Australia to show he’s ready for another world title opportunity.”
“We’ve put together a great undercard, and I strongly encourage fans to purchase tickets quickly as this event will sell out in advance.
Haze Hepi returns to action following a second-round stoppage of Kryzsztof Wisniewski on April 18, 2026, at BKFC’s Australian debut. He also holds a first-round knockout of Steven Banks at BKFC-73 on April 26, 2025, in Florence, Italy. Additionally, Hepi has compiled a professional boxing record of 7-2-1.
Sam Shewmaker charged into BKFC with a first-round knockout of Eric Prindle on June 2, 2018, at BKFC 1. Additional dominant victories for Shewmaker have come against Josh Burns (BKFC 63), Bobo O’Bannon (BKFC 15), Joel Parades (BKFC-4) and Maurice Jackson (BKFC 2). Shewmaker challenged Joey Beltran for the BKFC Heavyweight World Title at BKFC 18, losing a hotly contested unanimous decision.
Fighting in the welterweight division, Josh ‘Kamikaze’ Kuhne, (1-0), of Australia battles BKFC newcomer Elaiah Bishop of New Zealand. Middleweight will face-off with Jay ‘The Dingo’ Tonkin of Bowen, Australia making his BKFC debut against New Zealand’s Asher Jack, (1-0). Welterweights will make their BKFC debut as Brentin “No Name’ Mumford of Lismore, New South Wales, Australia clashes with popular Australian fighter Shaun ‘The Fighting Irish’ Curran.
Lightweight Mick ‘Warhorse’ Whitehead, (0-1), of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia seeks his first victory over Ryan Winnett, (1-0), of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Middleweight newcomers will battle with Australia’s Mario Logafacing Alvin ‘Aychpapi’ Kanahaiua, of Papakura, New Zealand. Fighting in the featherweight division, Hunter ‘Coco Samoa’ Ioane, (1-0), of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia clashes with Nicholas ‘One Shot’ Saragosa, (1-0), of Kaneohe, Hawaii.
