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Danis and Ferguson won their respective fights at Misfits Boxing 22 at the AO Arena in Manchester, England, on Saturday. Danis was crowned the Misfits MMA light heavyweight champion after a quick submission win over Warren Spencer in a modified MMA rules bout. Meanwhile, Ferguson ended an eight-fight combat sports losing streak with a stoppage win over influencer Nathanial Bustamanta, aka Salt Papi, to be crowned the Misfits Boxing Pro middleweight champ.
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Ferguson and Danis exchanged greetings after their wins. Danis revealed that they also had a conversation about the GFL. While Ferguson suggested that he still had hope of competing for the organization, Danis advised that they should continue with Misfits boxing. Danis believes Ferguson’s hopes of the GFL still putting on shows are delusional.
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“I was happy for him to get the win,” Danis told MMAFighting.com. “We talked and he said, ‘We can get the money?’ GLF was offering some crazy money. I said no, ‘We’ll do the Misfits.’ I think he still thinks GFL’s gonna happen. He’s still… I don’t want to be too mean.”
The GFL made headlines last year by announcing plans for a team-based MMA promotion with a plethora of UFC veterans. While the promotion was supposed to debut this past May, the event never came to fruition. GFL founder Darren Owen said that his main investor didn’t deliver on his promise. Ferguson and Danis were initially booked to headline the second of the GFL’s two canceled events.
While Ferguson was once touted as a potential threat to former UFC lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov, his career saw a steep downfall. “El Cucuy” suffered an eight-fight losing streak, the longest in the promotion’s history, even forcing Dana White to advise retirement. Ferguson finally parted ways with the UFC earlier this year and reportedly signed with the GFL, which is yet to host any events.
Meanwhile, once Danis rose to fame in the MMA world as the main jiu-jitsu training partner of Conor McGregor. “El Jefe” has two previous MMA wins under the Bellator banner, the last in 2019.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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