EVEREST 27 // SAN DIEGO RECAP

Venue: Del Mar Arena
Capacity: 2,500
Location: Del Mar, California
Date: October 4, 2026

QUICK RECAP
Marcus Corbin def. Victor Hamlin by KO (Knees) at 2:01 Round 3
Ameer Bell def. Aston Page by KO (Punches) at 4:14 Round 2
Hannah Carter def. Monique Lattimore by Unanimous Decision
Mason Calder def. Trent Alderman by TKO (Punches) at 2:37 Round 3
Denzel Harris def. Joe Miller by TKO (Elbows) at 4:03 Round 1
Ronnie Banks def. Alicia Harrison by Unanimous Decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)
Bobbie Ingram def. Derek Cooper by Unanimous Decision (29-28 x3)
Payton Ryan def. Elias Navarro by Split Decision (29-28 x2, 28-29)
Stefon Jackson def. Jethro Benson by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28 x2)
Damian Cortez def. Asher Day by Submission (RNC) at 2:17 Round 3

STORYLINE DEVELOPMENTS
Everest 27 was the night where the championship grand prix tournaments were finally cut down to their final four. Packed into the Del Mar Arena, the promotion’s remaining quarterfinals bouts finally took shape. One of the biggest surprises came at the top. Damian Cortez continued his unlikely march through the welterweight field, surviving Asher Day’s reputation and #1-seed before finding the rear naked choke in the third round. It was another statement from a fighter who has quietly become one of the most dangerous names left in the tournament. In the co-main event, Stefon Jackson authored an entirely different kind of upset, using precise, disciplined taekwondo to keep veteran Jethro Benson at the end of his weapons and cruise to a unanimous decision. Walking out now 9-0, Jackson is no longer simply the undefeated newcomer in the featherweight bracket. He is a semifinalist with a very real path to the Everest MMA title.

Elsewhere, experience proved valuable but not universally decisive. Payton Ryan, Bobbie Ingram and Ronnie Banks all navigated three round tests to secure their places in their respective semifinals, while Denzel Harris needed barely four minutes to dismantle Joe Miller with elbows in the clinch. Mason Calder also advanced with a late stoppage, while Hannah Carter weathered Monique Lattimore to win a decision. The early prelims offered another glimpse at the developing landscape, as Ameer Bell’s counterpunching eventually overwhelmed Aston Page, and Marcus Corbin closed the night’s first fight with a brutal knee to put Victor Hanlan away. The quarterfinals have done what they were supposed to do and trimmed down the fat. Twenty fighters remain across five divisions, and every one of them is now two wins from glory. The semifinals are set, and suddenly, Everest has a much shorter road to its first champions of the new era.