Overview
- Andres Cortes won a 10-round decision over Eridson Garcia on Sunday at Las Vegas’ Meta APEX with scores of 97-92, 96-93 and 95-94.
- Referee Thomas Taylor deducted a point from Garcia for repeated holding, and Cortes led 95-67 in punches by forcing exchanges on the inside.
- Former WBC featherweight champion Mark Magsayo secured a fifth-round stoppage of Feargal McCrory in his lightweight debut after McCrory’s corner halted the fight.
- Cortes remained unbeaten at 25-0 on Zuffa’s roster and called for a bout with Magsayo, setting up a possible in-house matchup at 135 pounds.
- Tony Hirsch Jr. upset heavily favored Robert Meriwether III by majority decision, a result that shakes up Zuffa’s lightweight prospect ladder.