Tony Ferguson Set To Defend Misfits Boxing

Tony Ferguson defends his Misfits Boxing MF middleweight title against Kenzo Biyong on September 26 at Miami's James L. Knight Center, the promotion announced.

Ferguson, 42, won the interim title with a third-round TKO of Salt Papi in 2025 before being elevated to full champion after beating Warren Spencer, and now looks to make it three straight wins. Biyong, a former professional soccer player, faces a steep step up in experience against the veteran.

Reflecting on his UFC skid, Ferguson recently opened up about injuries and mental strain he dealt with during that stretch: "This was during the pandemic, around [the Gaethje fight]. I just did not prepare the same. When I prepared for Khabib we were not conditioning our shins and s***. I was preparing for sambo, I was going to throw this dude right on his fing back and embarrass him in his own sport.

“So they switch opponents up and my body took a fing healing. I wanted to go out there and demonstrate to people how fing tough we were as fing human beings. There was a lot that went on and a lot of mental weight that I thought I could handle," Ferguson