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Zuffa Boxing began staging shows in January and, under the stewardship of UFC president Dana White, has set out to shake-up the world of boxing.<\/p>\n
But their first venture into the UK, having signed a broadcast deal with Sky Sports, took place amid threats of legal action<\/a> from British promoter Boxxer, with claims that Billam-Smith, Jack Massey and Sam Hickey were competing without “consent or authorisation”.<\/p>\n Saturday’s card moved swiftly with seven of the eight fights across the prelims and main card ending inside the distance.<\/p>\n Ringwalks for the main event started at 21:15 BST, with Rozicki carrying a book in tribute to the legendary Jack Dempsey, while also wearing brown gloves and boots as a nod to the late heavyweight world champion.<\/p>\n Stars from the boxing world took their seats early in the night, with welterweight Conor Benn, who signed with Zuffa Boxing in February<\/a>, sat at ringside as well as British heavyweights Derek Chisora and David Adeleye.<\/p>\n Key local figures were also in attendance, with AFC Bournemouth co-CEO Jim Frevola sat behind Zuffa Boxing chiefs Dana White and Nick Khan, while UFC flyweight Lone’er Kavanagh and WWE’s Finn Balor were also ringside.<\/p>\n The Bournemouth International Centre has been known to produce some famous atmospheres for previous Billam-Smith fights, and it delivered once again.<\/p>\n The biggest cheers of the night came for the hometown fighters with Bournemouth middleweight Lee Cutler also picking up a win.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n