Benavidez rejects Jai/Zuffa offer

“I don’t know why he went to Zuffa,” Benavidez said after his win over Ramirez. “I’m not gonna go over there and fight for a Zuffa title. Dana White hasn’t shown he wants to do fights with PBC or DAZN. But if we can come to an agreement and make a big fight, let’s do it.” Source: David Benavidez Rejects Jai Opetaia Fight On Zuffa Terms After Ramirez Win (https://www.boxingnews24.com/2026/05/david-benavidez-rejects-jai-opetaia-zuffa-fight/) No boxer who wants to be taken seriously should be fighting for that fumbduck Dana title

Comments (7)

hardleft

The ring and Zuffa are both joke belts owned by the desert turkey and tko who run WWE TURKEY CANNOT be allowed to buy boxing and it's history. Benevidez is right to dictate terms, he is the P4P star with the real belts with decades of history. Jai needs to throw that trash where it belongs. jai has only just gone to zuffa for his own reasons im sure as others have as well u think the ring belt is now lower than the wba wbo etc, some would disagree with u on that i think boxing is becoming more fragmented but they still have to work together, cash is still given to winners as well there has to be incentives for top guys to fight each other or else fights wont happen as one guy wont fancy the challenge and wont take the harder fights, will demand more cash etc it will take time for zuffa to find its place if it can, i hope its not a LIV golf v pga type of thing where they end up hating each other, sensible heads must make it work but maybe the boxing establishment is afraid of zuffa and what it means for them idk really not up to date on it really

3w ago

NihonJim

3w ago

M312

jai has the ring title so why not fight for that and davids belts? the ibf belt is not needed for a big fight Not sure how credible The Ring is at this point. It's just Turki's marketing tool now.

3w ago

SouthpaRight

Agreed, for the rung title. Zuffa, nopecant they just fight without Zuffa belt at stake for Fat Dave Floyd once turned down Shane’s belt deeming it a bullsht title

3w ago

El_Mero

jai has the ring title so why not fight for that and davids belts? the ibf belt is not needed for a big fight Agreed, for the rung title. Zuffa, nope

3w ago

SouthpaRight

jai has the ring title so why not fight for that and davids belts? the ibf belt is not needed for a big fight Fat Dave is prioritizing Top Soviet Bivol these talks about an alternate fight is pointless until Top Soviet Bivol whoops that euroid later this month Buff Guy Jai becomes a realistic option should Top Soviet Bivol opt for Buff Guy Artur trilogy

3w ago

hardleft

jai has the ring title so why not fight for that and davids belts? the ibf belt is not needed for a big fight

3w ago