Before being matched with UFC legend Tony Ferguson, Salt Papi was promised a number of huge names for his boxing return.
The Tik Tok Dancer boxer is one of the most popular hunters of Misfits Boxing, who Kenny and Josh Brueckner have eliminated on his run since the promotion started in 2022. His record with MMA hunters is ZO-ZO, the stopping of Brueckner and Amadeusz Ferrari.
And he will take on a new challenge on August 30 in the AO Arena in Manchester when he is facing Ferguson. The American is a former interim light weight UFC champion that was once one of the most feared hunters of the sport, but has had a long -term streak for the past five years.
Salt Papi was offered several UFC legends before Tony Ferguson Fight was booked
Since his stars make King Kenny in November, a number of battles have been offered to Salt Papi for his final ring-backing. He had a number of big wins last year and is now almost back to his early 2023 Peak of Popularity.
As a result, outsiders had to find misfits misfits a big name for his ring -back. And speaking with Fred Talks Fighting, the Filipino hunter explained who was offered to him before they landed on Ferguson.
“Tony is a legendary hunter and I was shocked when he accepted the fight,” he said. “I did not expect that he, such a big name, gave me the chance to fight.
“I am not sure if they rejected it, maybe they were just busy, but I had people on the list such as Anthony Pettis, Mike Perry, Nate Diaz. All big names, real, and Mom told me that Tony wants to fight, so that's it. We can always visit a professional boxer or fight again.”
Tony Ferguson insists that he was not cut from UFC after losing streak
Prior to the Coronavirus Pandemie, the 12-field line of Tony Ferguson Fans had wondered if he would be the man to defeat Khabib Nurmagomedov. The couple would fight four separate times, but it never flourished.
And when he finally lost to Justin Gaethje at the beginning of 2020, the locks opened and Ferguson never won in eight fights. However, he claims that he was not released by the UFC, but his decision to leave was mutual.
“It was just f—— boring as S-Before me,” Ferguson said about his last fighting in the UFC during his face-off with Salt Papi. “It was just like I was just doing it alone [understanding]… “