Tony Ferguson Set for Dec. 20 Misfits Return to Pursue Middleweight Unification
The promoter says the interim titleholder will seek full status on the Dubai card with the opponent to be announced.
Overview
- Misfits promoter Mams Taylor confirmed on The Ariel Helwani Show that Ferguson will fight on Dec. 20 and “will be unifying that belt one way or another.”
- Ferguson’s opponent has not been disclosed, and reporting identifies AnEsonGib as a logical unification foe though a deal remains uncertain.
- Ferguson, 41, captured the Misfits interim middleweight title in August with a third-round TKO of Nathaniel “Salt Papi” Bustamante at Misfits 22.
- Dillon Danis is also confirmed for the card and is slated to defend his Misfits title, with his opponent expected to be announced this week.
- The Dubai event, billed as Misfits Mania: The Fight Before Christmas, is headlined by heavyweight champion Chase DeMoor versus Andrew Tate.