Zuffa Boxing 13 start time, fight card, predictions and where to watch Carlos Adames vs. Gerome Warburton

The middleweight champion makes his debut at 168 pounds on Saturday in Saudi Arabia Nov 13, 2026 at 2:38 pm ET • 2 min read WBC middleweight champion Carlos Adames will make his Zuffa Boxing debut on Saturday when he faces Gerome Warburton in the main event of Zuffa Boxing 13 from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Rather than defending his title, Adames will be battling Warburton at super middleweight.Adames has long been one of the best talents in a struggling middleweight division, making him one of the bigger signings in Zuffa's young history.In October 2022, Adames defeated Juan Macias Montiel to win the interim WBC title. After successfully defending the interim belt against Julian Williams, Adames was promoted to full champion after Jermall Charlo was stripped of his title.Sign up for Paramount+ and watch Zuffa Boxing 13 for no additional fee -- along every UFC numbered event and UFC Fight Night is included with your subscription! Plans start as low as $8.99/month or $89.99/year! Since becoming full champion, Adames has retained the title win a win over Terrell Gausha, a draw against Hamzah Sheeraz and a win over Austin "Ammo" Williams. Adames joins Aaron McKenna, who won the IBF title at Zuffa Boxing 10, as middleweight world champions under Zuffa control.Warburton is a step down in competition for Adames. Adames is far and away the best fighter Warburton has faced in his career.Warburton will enter Saturday's fight on a three-fight winning streak since a fourth-round TKO loss to Kieron Conway. Two of those recent victories came against fellow Englishman Nathan Heaney. Let's take a closer look at the rest of the fight card set for Saturday nightin Saudi Arabia before getting to a prediction and expert pick on the main event below.Zuffa Boxing 13 fight cardCarlos Adames vs. Gerome Warburton, super middleweightsAndres Teran -125 vs. Jason Moloney -106, bantamweightsBruno Surace vs. Kamil Bednarek, super middleweightsRadzhab Butaev vs. Alexander Castro, middleweightsIvan Ortiz vs. Dariial Kuchmenov, lightweightsRakhmatullo Boymatov vs. Moro Inusah Kanla, light heavyweightsJakhongir Zokirov vs. Brandon Colantonio, heavyweightsRayan Awaji vs. Sudais Lubega, welterweightsAbdualaziz Alotebi vs. Ezra Ssaili, featherweightsPredictionThere's not much mystery to how this fight is likely to play out. Adames has been proving himself against elite middleweights for years, while Warburton has not sniffed the world championship level. That's not to take a shot at Warburton, who is a solid B-tier fighter, but rather to set a base level of expectations.Adames should cruise on Saturday, with the bigger question being how Adames looks moving up a division to super middleweight. It's unlikely Adames sticks at super middle, but it could be a bit of a glimpse into the future. Adames is a better boxer, better puncher and more experienced at an elite level. Warburton has was stopped by Conway, who has just seven stoppage wins in 23 career victories, after Warburton's corner threw in the towel. There's no reason to expect Adames can't find the finish by attacking the body the same way Conway did. Pick: Carlos Adames via TKO5