Zuffa Boxing Sets Charles Martin vs Efe Ajagba for February 15

Zuffa Boxing has confirmed that its first heavyweight-headlined event will move from Saturday to Sunday, aligning the card with its first-quarter residency at the Meta Apex.

Zuffa Boxing 3, originally targeted for Saturday, February 14, will now take place on Sunday, February 15, 2026, with Efe Ajagba facing Charles Martin in a ten-round heavyweight main event streamed exclusively on Paramount+.

 The promotion elected to structure its early rollout around a Sunday Apex model rather than the industry’s traditional Saturday window. Once that decision was formalized, the date adjustment became procedural.

Financial terms were not disclosed, but the structure is clear. The event remains inside the Apex system under Zuffa operational authority, with broadcast exclusivity retained by Paramount+. The main card is scheduled to begin at 9:00 p.m. ET, reinforcing the Sunday positioning.

Heavyweight bout anchors card

Ajagba vs. Martin represents the promotion’s first heavyweight main event, a deliberate selection for its third show. Ajagba (20-1-1, 14 KOs) enters seeking contender traction after a majority draw with Martin Bakole and an unbeaten run since his 2021 loss to Frank Sanchez. Now competing under the Zuffa banner as a free agent, his placement indicates evaluative positioning rather than immediate title movement.

Martin (30-4-1, 27 KOs), a former IBF heavyweight titleholder, returns with established divisional experience. He won the vacant belt against Vyacheslav Glazkov in 2016 before losing it to Anthony Joshua later that year, and has since recorded mixed results against contender-level opposition, including defeats to Adam Kownacki, Luis Ortiz, and Jared Anderson. A first-round knockout of Matthew McKinney in November 2024 kept him active entering this assignment.

Dana White characterized the matchup in competitive terms. “The heavyweight division is the crown jewel of combat sports, and for our third event, we wanted a fight that matters,” White said. “Ajagba and Martin are both at a crossroads.”

The card will air exclusively on Paramount+, continuing the platform’s role as Zuffa Boxing’s distribution partner. Matchmaking remains with Charles Bosecker, while event operations stay fully centralized at the Apex.