A trio of 360 Promotions alumni have made their way to the third installment of Dana White’s early foray into the sport.
Umar Dzambekov, 13-0 (9 KOs), will command the co-feature slot of the February 15 “Zuffa Boxing 03” show on Paramount+ from Meta Apex in Las Vegas. The unbeaten Los Angeles-based Russian Dzambekov will take on veteran Ahmed Elbiali, 24-1 (19 KOs), in a scheduled 10-round light heavyweight contest in the evening’s chief support.
Opening the tripleheader, California’s Abel Mejia, 10-0 (7 KOs) and Hawaii’s Jaybrio Pe Benito, 6-0 (4 KOs) will meet in a scheduled eight-round lightweight affair.
Both bouts will serve in supporting capacity to the already confirmed Efe Ajagba-Charles Martin heavyweight headliner.
The placement of Dzambekov, Mejia and Pe Benito coincides with 360 Promotions’ Tom Loeffler playing an integral role in the development of the Zuffa Boxing series. In fact, two of Loeffler’s fighters – Cain Sandoval and Serhii Bohachuk – have already claimed “Fight of the Night” bonuses for their separate gutsy performances on the first two Zuffa shows.
Sandoval came up short versus Julian Rodriguez in the co-feature of the inaugural Zuffa Boxing event on January 23 at Meta Apex. The same venue saw Bohachuk survive a hellacious battle with former secondary welterweight titlist Radzhab Butaev to prevail via split decision in their Fight of the Year contender on February 1.
Both bouts served as the chief support on their respective shows, similar to the role Dzambekov will enjoy.
The 28-year-old southpaw Dzambekov welcomes the continued increase in competition, as he has clearly passed every test to date. His three-win 2025 campaign included an eight-round decision victory over former title challenger Alexis Angulo last June and a crushing second-round knockout of Artem Brusov on October 3.
Dzambekov will make his Vegas debut as he takes on the streaking Elbiali, a Florida-based Egyptian contender.
Elbiali’s lone career defeat came in a December 2017 upset knockout to former lineal champion Jean Pascal in Hialeah, Florida. Eight wins have followed, including six knockouts and with all but one fight during that run ending inside the distance.
The positive wave of momentum, however, is countered by inactivity. Elbiali has not fought since a November 2024 early knockout victory in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Mejia will enjoy his highest-profile boost to date, while also fighting outside of California for the first time. An unbeaten 22-year-old prospect, Mejia will also enjoy a step up in competition, as the bulk of his opposition has boasted soft ring records.
That said, the same case can be made for Pe Benito, whose six pro bouts were spread out over a six-year-span. His past three have come in Commerce, California, on the undercards of 360 Promotions events on UFC Fight Pass.
All three bouts make up the main card that will stream live on Paramount+ beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. local time.
Preceding the trio of bouts will be a five-fight preliminary card, beginning at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. local.
Topping that portion of the evening will be middleweight hopeful Leonardo Ruiz, 16-1 (8 KOs), against the streaking Casey Streeter, 15-2-2 (6 KOs).
