Although the early fights during his historic losing streak came against elite names in the UFC lightweight division, fan desire for Ferguson to potentially retire began to increase exponentially when he started to suffer losses from less-heralded names like Chiesa, Paddy Pimblett<\/a>, and King Green. <\/p>\n Tony Ferguson (red gloves) fights Paddy Pimblett (blue gloves) during UFC 296 at T-Mobile Arena. \/ Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images<\/p>\n The 41-year-old went so far as to leave one glove in the Octagon following his loss to Chiesa just over a year ago, and neither a planned matchup with Dillon Danis in the GFL or his boxing debut against \u201cSalt Papi\u201d were especially well-received by fans when they were announced. <\/p>\n READ MORE: MMA veteran demolishes fighter just one week after being cut from UFC<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cSalt Papi\u201d entered the MF & DAZN x Series 22 co-main event as a sizeable favorite thanks to a 6-2 record in exhibition boxing and a three-fight win streak, but Ferguson beat the odds<\/a> and stopped his opponent with strikes in the third round for his first combat sports victory in more than six years. <\/p>\n OMMMGGGGG!!!!\ud83e\udd2f<\/p>\n TONY FERGUSON STOPS SALT PAPI IN ROUND 3!!<\/p>\n \ud83c\udf9f\ufe0fBuy #XSeries22<\/a> NOW at https:\/\/t.co\/fmB3r5oC53<\/a> | Live Now | @MisfitsBoxing<\/a> | Link in Bio For More pic.twitter.com\/jRg4Tu7SIg<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 MF & DAZN X Series (@MF_DAZNXSeries) August 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n If getting his hand raised wasn\u2019t enough to encourage Ferguson to continue his boxing career, the 41-year-old also won the Misfits Boxing Interim Middleweight title on a card that saw fellow UFC veteran Darren Till knock out former UFC Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold in his own title-winning performance<\/a>. <\/p>\n THE TITLE RUN HAS STARTED\ud83d\ude2d!!!!<\/p>\n Tony Ferguson is your NEW MFB Interim Middleweight Champion!! \ud83c\udfc6<\/p>\n \ud83c\udf9f\ufe0fBuy #XSeries22<\/a> NOW at https:\/\/t.co\/fmB3r5oC53<\/a> | Live Now | @MisfitsBoxing<\/a> | Link in Bio For More pic.twitter.com\/yL9AFJ0oCA<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 MF & DAZN X Series (@MF_DAZNXSeries) August 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Youtube star AnEsonGib (real name Ali Loui Al-Fakhri) currently holds the Misfits Boxing Middleweight Championship after taking the title from Sulieman Albaher via majority decision last November, and the promotion will presumably look to set up a title unification bout at some point in the near future now that Ferguson holds the division’s interim belt. <\/p>\n READ MORE: UFC fans express concern for Charles Oliveira after official UFC Rio poster release<\/a><\/p>\n Outside of Ferguson and Till\u2019s stoppage-wins in the main and co-main events, the main card of MF & DAZN x Series 22 also saw Ferguson\u2019s previously-scheduled GFL opponent Danis return to MMA for the first time since 2019 and finish Warren Spencer with a mounted guillotine choke in just 15 seconds.<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Dana White’s latest UFC announcement confirms trend fans must accept<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Magomed Ankalaev offers stunning prediction for UFC rematch with Alex Pereira<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Ex-UFC stars separated during heated face-off for this weekend’s boxing match<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0UFC Heavyweight Champion Tom Aspinall breaks heavy bag during UFC 321 training camp<\/a><\/p>\n Stick with\u00a0MMAKnockout<\/a>\u00a0for more FREE coverage of the UFC and MMA.<\/p>\n Follow MMAKnockout on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n