Conor Benn signs with ZUFFA Boxing / UPDATE: New Deal

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by BoxerMaurits, Feb 20, 2026.


Good move?

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  2. No

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  1. ubareem

    ubareem Member Full Member

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    ubareem Member Full Member

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    Btw, what is Tony Bellew's opinion on this? Lol.
     
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  3. sniffmybadger

    sniffmybadger Boxing Junkie

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    It would be the funniest thing ever he fails another drugs test, because Dana sure as hell won't be throwing himself on any grenades to protect him. What an absolute weasel of a man, and people believe that he's a good lad that would never deliberately take PED's? Do me a favour, they guys about as untrustworthy as it gets.
     
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  4. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    You could say Eddie has been truly scrambled by this :lol: Karma for his handling of the Eggman incident.
     
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  5. Chuck Norris

    Chuck Norris Obsessed with Boxing

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    Eddie Hearn after Benn left.

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  6. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Regardless of what you think of E-Hearn, Conor owes everything to him and E-Hearn stood by him through thick and thin at great cost to himself and his reputation and Conor stabbed him in the back and went and signed with E-Hearn's biggest rival during wartime. He defected to the enemy for financial gain when he is already a multimillionaire thanks to E-Hearn and even worse he did so when the enemy's obvious motive for signing him was to undermine and destabilize E-Hearn and Matchroom.

    I remember many years ago an interviewer posing Conor the question what he loves most about being a boxer and Conor replied knowing that he can beat everyone up when he enters a room and I thought that was very revealing as I did with the despicable way he behaved towards the very mild-mannered and likeable Duke McKenzie the other month who is twice his age. No one likes a bully and no one likes a snake either, let alone someone who is both.
     
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  7. Oddone

    Oddone Bermane Stiverne's life coach. Full Member

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    Agreed.
     
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  8. Hanz Cholo

    Hanz Cholo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    no loyalty
    No love
     
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  9. MixedMartialLaw

    MixedMartialLaw Combat sports enthusiast Full Member

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    If history has told us anything, loyalty and love have always been the defining features of pro boxing.
     
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  11. Hanz Cholo

    Hanz Cholo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Or business
    & Life in general
    Loyalty & love are for the “disgusting poors”
    Money over everything including your $oul.

    solid life advice.
     
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  12. Cyrion

    Cyrion Active Member Full Member

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    Honestly, an excellent move for Benn. Why? Because he's a bum who can't beat any real fighter worth a damn. His road with Eddie was going to lead to him getting tougher challenges where he would inevitably fall flat on his egg-riddled face. Instead, he takes a bag of money from the bald, wife beating, gambling addict to fight a bunch of no-names for Zuffa. He'll probably screw that up, too, but at least he'll have a chance of winning some bouts.
     
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  13. Mark Anthony

    Mark Anthony Vargas was not an elite fighter Full Member

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    ZUFFA are drug testing the UFC is very lax with it's testing and ZUFFA will be the same, the UFC dropped out of VADA testing and let Jones off with failing a few tests etc. Dana doesn't give a crap about PEDS.
     
    Mark Anthony, Feb 21, 2026
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  14. sniffmybadger

    sniffmybadger Boxing Junkie

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    Maybe that's why he signed with them then, so he can get egged out of his mind and get some power back.
     
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  15. like a boss

    like a boss have gloves will travel Full Member

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    What a horrid little hypocrite.
     
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