Overview

• The bout is scheduled for Saturday in Manchester on the MF & DAZN X Series 22 card under Queensberry Rules for the interim middleweight belt.
• Nathaniel “Salt Papi” Bustamante enters at 6-2 in boxing and rides a three-fight winning streak.
• Ferguson says boxing appeals to him because he does not have to defend takedowns or submissions.
• He describes renewed motivation, says he is pushing himself to feel “uncomfortable” in training, and rejects calls to retire at 41.
• The event also features Luke Rockhold vs. Darren Till and the return of Dillon Danis, while Ferguson’s previously planned GFL MMA bout with Danis was canceled.