{"id":493378,"date":"2026-02-20T23:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T23:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/493378\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T23:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T23:00:09","slug":"conor-benn-leaves-hearn-signs-with-zuffa-boxing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/493378\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor Benn Leaves Hearn, Signs With Zuffa Boxing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Zuffa Boxing has locked down the services of one of the best Welterweights in the game as the upstart promotion has revealed <\/a>that Conor Benn has joined its ever-growing roster of talent.<\/p>\n

Benn (29) is coming off a huge win over Chris Eubank Jr. in Nov. 2025 (highlights<\/a>), getting revenge on his fellow hard-hitting Brit after losing to him seven months prior, his first-ever defeat (see it here<\/a>). Benn has a record of 24-1 with 14 knockouts and is the former WBA Continental Europe Welterweight champion of the world. \u201cThe Destroyer\u201d doesn\u2019t have a debut fight and date set for Zuffa, but the signing is a major move for Dana White and Co., who are determined to build up a start-studded, championship-level roster.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m filled with excitement and hunger for what\u2019s ahead with Zuffa Boxing,\u201d said Benn in a press release. \u201cI want the legacy fights, the biggest nights, the biggest stages. I fear no man at any weight, and I\u2019m ready to give the fans the fights they\u2019ve been calling for. I\u2019m in my prime, and together we have bold, ambitious plans\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cConor Benn is an absolute beast and a superstar,\u201d said UFC President and CEO Dana White. \u201cHe shows up every time and destroys people, and now some of the best fighters in the world are calling him out. He\u2019s ready for a world title next and I can\u2019t wait to see him compete in Zuffa Boxing. He\u2019s going to be a huge addition to a growing stable of very talented boxers.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to a report by Sports Illustrated<\/a>, Benn\u2019s deal is a one-fight, eight-figure deal, though neither White or Benn have confirmed.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, the signing adds another layer in the ongoing beef <\/a>with Dana White and Matchroom Boxing\u2019s Eddie Hearn since \u201cThe Destroyer\u201d had been promoted by Hearn since turning pro back in 2016 before jumping ship. Earlier this year, White and Co. signed<\/a> IBF and The Ring Cruiserweight Jai Opetaia, another one of Hearn\u2019s former fighters.<\/p>\n

Hearn and White have been taking verbal jabs<\/a> at one another over the media, which surprised many since the two combat promoters had a good relationship prior to the UFC CEO making the jun into the boxing world. With two major signings already locked down, Zuffa is showing it means business and one can only imagine (and hope) that the promotion isn\u2019t done locking down major stars.<\/p>\n

To checkout the latest Zuffa boxing-related news and notes click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Zuffa Boxing has locked down the services of one of the best Welterweights in the game as the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":493379,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,786,785,85,114155],"class_list":["post-493378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-fighting","tag-mma","tag-sports","tag-zuffa-boxing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/493378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=493378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/493378\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/493379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=493378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=493378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=493378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}