Las Vegas hosted a night of cruiserweight action as the inaugural Zuffa cruiserweight title was on the line in the main event between Jai Opetaia and Brandon Glanton.
In the main event, Opetaia delivered a controlled performance over twelve rounds against Glanton. Using his jab, straight left hand, and steady body work, Opetaia consistently kept Glanton at range while moving around the ring with sharp footwork. Glanton pressed forward but struggled to land cleanly as Opetaia dictated the pace and distance. After twelve rounds, Opetaia secured a unanimous decision with identical scores of 119-106.
At welterweight, Ricardo Salas stopped Jesus Saracho in the eighth round of their scheduled ten-round fight. Salas boxed patiently and landed accurate counters before trapping Saracho along the ropes and unleashing a sustained attack that forced the referee to halt the bout.
In another welterweight contest, Vlad Panin earned a ninth-round stoppage over Shinard Bunch. Panin controlled much of the action with steady pressure and cleaner combinations before finishing the fight late to improve his record to 24-2.
At featherweight, Pablo Rubio Jr. handed Adan Palma his first professional loss with an eight-round unanimous decision. Palma scored two knockdowns in the third round, but Rubio recovered and rallied through the later rounds with consistent activity to earn the decision by scores of 77-73, 77-73, and 76-74.
Elsewhere on the card, Joshua Juarez defeated Jardae Anderson by unanimous decision over eight rounds at heavyweight, while Emiliano Alvarado remained unbeaten with a six-round unanimous decision over Erick Rosado, scoring a knockdown in the second round and winning all three scorecards 59-54. Two additional fights ended in draws, as Jaycob Ramos fought Ethan Perez to a six-round majority draw at featherweight, and Brady Ochoa and Adrian Miguel Serrano also fought to a six-round majority draw at lightweight.
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