Tony Ferguson walked into Misfits Boxing 22 carrying the weight of years of devastating defeats and the doubts that accompanied them. Many fans expected another stumble. Instead, ‘El Cucuy’ left with more than just a win over Salt Papi ; he rediscovered a part of himself. And now the question remains: can Ferguson channel the kind of mindset Joe Rogan often preaches: seeing combat not just as survival, but as a test of creativity under pressure?

That’s why Mike Perry was quick to praise him on the Overdogs Podcast . He noticed Ferguson finally broke through with aggression, which was familiar. “Tony opened up one combination and was just kind of letting them hands fly, and he was touching him up,” Perry said. It wasn’t prime ‘El Cucuy,’ but it was enough to put him back in the

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