Opetaia vs. Cinkara

December 6, 2025 | The Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, Australia

Network: Stan / UFC Fight Pass

Fight Results

Jai Opetaia vs. Huseyin Cinkara: Opetaia wins by KO in the 8th round.

Max McIntyre vs. Jed Morris: McIntyre wins by TKO in the 4th round.

Jake Wyllie vs. Paul Fleming: Split draw.

Teremoana Teremoana vs. German Garcia Montes: Teremoana wins by KO in the 1st round.

Benny Mahoney vs. Winston Hill: Mahoney wins by TKO in the 6th round.

Jason Moloney vs. Herlan Gomez: Moloney wins by TKO in the 4th round.

Jack Gregory vs. Hayden Emmerson: Majority draw.

Austin Aokuso vs. Emmanuel Danso: Aokuso wins by TKO in the 2nd round.

Taylah Gentzen vs. Jessica Adams: Gentzen wins by UD.

Fight Details

Lineal and IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia (28-0, 22 KOs) will defend his crown against unbeaten mandatory challenger Huseyin Cinkara (23-0, 17 KOs) on December 6 at the Gold Coast Convention Centre in Broadbeach, Australia, Tasman Fighters confirmed.

The bout marks Opetaia’s third fight of 2025 and his third straight appearance at the Gold Coast venue. Earlier this year, he stopped David Nyika in January and Claudio Squeo in June, both inside the distance.

Cinkara, a 40-year-old Germany-born, Turkey-based contender, earned his mandatory spot with a knockout win over Armend Xhoxhaj in April 2024. He returned this past April to stop Juan Diaz in the opening round.

Opetaia previously sought a unification against WBA/WBO champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez, though injury ruled Ramirez out of a planned November 22 Riyadh date. Efforts to land Chris Billam-Smith also fell through, leading to the IBF mandatory being enforced.

“Clearing the path,” Opetaia wrote on social media. “I want ALL the belts.”

Fight card:

▪️Jai Opetaia vs. Huseyin Cinkara, 12 rounds, for Opetaia’s IBF cruiserweight title
▪️Max McIntyre vs. Jed Morris, 8 rounds, for McIntyre’s WBC Australasian super middleweight title
▪️Jake Wyllie vs. Paul Fleming, 10 rounds, super lightweight
▪️Teremoana Teremoana vs. German Garcia Montes, 6 rounds, heavyweight
▪️Benny Mahoney vs. Winston Hill, TBA rounds, for Mahoney’s IBF Pan Pacific super welterweight title
▪️Jason Moloney vs. Herlan Gomez, 8 rounds, for Moloney’s WBC Australasian bantamweight title
▪️Jack Gregory vs. Hayden Emmerson, 10 rounds, super middleweight

Prelims:

▪️Austin Aokuso vs. Emmanuel Danso, 4 rounds, light heavyweight ▪️Taylah Gentzen vs. Jessica Adams, 8 rounds, lightweight

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