# Carlos Adames Signs With Zuffa Boxing

> Dominican champion Carlos Adames aims to make history with Zuffa Boxing's middleweight division.
- Title: Carlos Adames Signs With Zuffa Boxing · UFC | Shortify
- Summary: Dominican champion Carlos Adames aims to make history with Zuffa Boxing's middleweight division.
- Keywords: riyadh season, boxing, zuffa boxing 13, gerome warburton, carlos adames, wbc middleweight, zuffa boxing, mma, UFC
- Source: UFC — https://ufc.com/news/carlos-adames-i-am-here-to-make-history-zuffa-boxing-13
- Published: 2026-11-12T00:59:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: riyadh season, boxing, zuffa boxing 13, gerome warburton, carlos adames, wbc middleweight, zuffa boxing, mma, sports
## Carlos Adames
Dominican World Champion Carlos Adames is the latest elite middleweight to join Zuffa Boxing.
## Career Highlights
Adames earned 25-1-1 (18 KOs) with a record of 200+ amateur wins and a 2012 Pan American Youth Championships gold medal.
## Title History
Adames won WBC interim middleweight title in 2023 and defended it with a ninth-round stoppage of Julian Williams.
## Zuffa Boxing 13
Adames joins Zuffa Boxing 160-pound division with top contenders including Aaron McKenna and Denzel Bentley.
## Riyadh Fight
Adames faces Gerome Warburton in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday night for a super-middleweight showcase.
## 2027 Goals
Adames aims to prove he's the best middleweight in 2027 after signing with Zuffa Boxing.
## Key takeaway

Dominican world champion Carlos Adames signed with Zuffa Boxing to challenge for middleweight titles in 2027.