Tony Ferguson dismisses health concerns ahead of professional boxing debut against Salt Papi: "You guys will never see me hurt"

Tony Ferguson recently addressed concerns regarding his health ahead of his professional boxing debut. Ferguson dismissed the notion that he shouldn't be stepping into the ring and stated that he felt "phenomenal" ahead of his next fight.

Ferguson is set to face Salt Papi in his professional boxing debut at Misfits Boxing 22 this weekend. While the former UFC star is highly regarded in mixed martial arts for his incredible 12-fight win streak in the promotion, many have been concerned about his mental and physical health after he lost his last eight outings in the octagon.

Given his age and recent fighting record, many have urged 'El Cucuy' not to fight Papi out of concern for his health. However, it appears Ferguson isn't worried. In an interview with MMA Junkie, Ferguson dismissed the idea of being at risk and said:

"For the last four to five years, I've been putting things together just to get it going, and it felt the most frustrating because I never found anybody who knew MMA more than me... It was the hardest four to five years I've ever had... I never smiled; it was terrible. But you guys never saw that, and I'm glad you guys never saw that because my family never saw that. You guys will never see me injured. You guys will never see me hurt. I'll never show it, and I'll never put it on my face because you guys will just never f*cking know. That's the magic part of me."

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He continued:

"I feel good, man. I feel excellent. I probably should be feeling miserable like half of these other motherf*ckers, but I'm not. I'm 41, halfway to 82, feel f*cking phenomenal, and this week, I'm gonna go out there and I'm gonna get this finish." [H/t: MMA Junkie]

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Tony Ferguson addresses potential MMA comeback ahead of boxing debut

Tony Ferguson recently discussed the possibility of returning to MMA and revealed that he would be open to the idea if the right opportunities presented themselves.

Speaking to MMA Fighting in an interview, Ferguson opened up about possibly stepping into the cage again and said:

“I don’t give a f*ck what anybody thinks about me... The interest is there right now. It doesn’t matter who the f*ck is going to step in front of me. You could put anybody in front of me come that night. I’m going to go in there and give the best possible version of myself that I possibly can... If it interests me, I’m going to go in there, and I’m going to do it." [H/t: MMA Fighting]

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