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Ocampo wore Zuffa gloves, but Walsh opted for his usual gloves and shoes.<\/p>\n
The fight card moved at pace with majority of bouts competitive, and the ringwalks clocked in at under a minute as the boxers made the short walk from backstage to the ring.<\/p>\n
Fight bonuses of \u00a337,000 were handed out and three of the eight fights featured undefeated fighters matched together, which Loeffler says that will be a hallmark of Zuffa Boxing.<\/p>\n
“The great thing about Zuffa Boxing is if you have a loss on your resume but you’re an exciting fighter who put on a good show for the fans, you’re going to be right back on two, three months later just like in the UFC structure,” he told BBC Sport.<\/p>\n
“Fighters aren’t going to be afraid to take a competitive fight because they know they’re not going to be cut from the roster.”<\/p>\n
In many ways, the Meta Apex – the home of the UFC and its performance institute – is a fitting starting point for Zuffa Boxing as White aims to build it out of the same framework as the MMA promotion.<\/p>\n
But there are no plans to make the Meta Apex the permanent home of Zuffa Boxing.<\/p>\n
“The first few shows will be here and then we’ll go on the road,” Loeffler said.<\/p>\n
Once the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act passes through Congress into law, Zuffa will be able to operate as it prefers, crowning its own world champions.<\/p>\n
The prospect has made seemingly every major player in boxing take notice – including a pessimistic Eddie Hearn – and driven some like sanctioning body the WBC to publicly label White and Zuffa Boxing as “bullies” and “aggressive”.<\/p>\n
But Loeffler, who helped populate the first Zuffa event with fighters signed to his 360 Promotions, is envisioning the promotion having a transformative effect on boxing.<\/p>\n
“What’s different about Zuffa Boxing is the energy that Dana White is bringing, all of his experience and success with building the UFC,” he said.<\/p>\n
“You combine that with Nick Khan and all the success he’s had with WWE. You put those two powerhouses together [and ] it’s really going to revitalise and rejuvenate the sport.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n