Overview
- The main event tops Tasman Fighters’ Ring of Fire card, launching a new three-fight pay-per-view partnership with Stan Sport, with international streaming on UFC Fight Pass.
- The Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre is sold out, with Australian viewers paying $50 on Stan PPV and an expected ring walk around 10:30 pm AEDT.
- Hüseyin Cinkara, 40, arrives as the undefeated IBF mandatory at 23-0 (19 KOs) after declining a larger step-aside offer to pursue the title shot.
- Opetaia’s unification push faces resistance as WBO/WBA titleholder Gilberto Ramírez dismisses the matchup while prioritizing a May bout with David Benavídez.
- Should Opetaia retain, promoter Mick Francis says he will head to Los Angeles to pursue a WBC unification with the Badou Jack–Noel Mikaelian winner.