Tony Ferguson will make his boxing return on December 20 at Misfits Mania.The former interim UFC lightweight champion claimed his first win in the sport on his professional debut at Misfits 22 in August, stopping influencer Nathaniel Bustamante, also known as Salt Papi, in dramatic style.Ferguson will feature at Misfits Mania: The Fight Before Christmas in December to mark his second pro boxing boutGettyFerguson entered the ring for the first time on the back of an eight-fight losing skid in the UFC, which included defeats to names like Nate Diaz and Paddy Pimblett.The 41-year-old named Edson Barboza as the toughest opponent of his 17-year fighting career in a conversation with talkSPORT.com ahead of his debut, later admitting that boxing was a sport he’d always wanted to explore.Tony Ferguson to defend title at Misfits Mania in DecemberNow, Ferguson is set to make his comeback just four months after his win over Bustamante, which made him the Misfits Boxing middleweight champion.“I guess I can say yeah, he will be,” Misfits co-founder Mams Taylor said on The Ariel Helwani Show when asked if ‘El Cucuy’ will feature on the December card.The event is being promoted as Misfits Mania: The Fight Before Christmas and is headlined by a title bout between heavyweight champion Chase DeMoor and Andrew Tate, who stepped in to replace KSI as the promotion’s CEO last week.“I’m giving you an exclusive — we weren’t going to announce that,” Taylor added.“We’re not going to announce his opponent, but Tony will be there, and he will be unifying that belt one way or another.“It will be great to have him back. Honestly, I’ve gotten to know Tony really well — he’s such a humble, cool guy, and I’m excited that he’s fighting.“His fan base initially hated us for putting him against Salt Papi, [I said], ‘I’ve seen him training — he’s going to do fine, don’t worry about it.’“And he did, and I think he’ll continue to do very well.”Ferguson became the new MFB pro middleweight champion when he stopped Bustamante on August 30 in ManchesterGettyThe 41-year-old met Paddy Pimblett in the back end of his legendary UFC career, which spanned almost 15 yearsGettyEddie Hall rumoured next opponent, Dillon Danis also set for Dubai cardTaylor also confirmed that Misfits Boxing’s first MMA champion, Dillon Danis, will make his comeback on the Dubai card.Danis made easy work of Warren Spencer on his debut with the promotion on the same card as Ferguson.He has been rumoured to face former World’s Strongest Man Eddie Hall next in a staggering David vs Goliath type battle.Hall told talkSPORT.com after Danis’ win at Misfits 22 in August that he would lose 64 pounds in just 12 weeks to meet his opponent’s demands of being under 400lbs for their bout.The 37-year-old said the pair had verbally agreed to the fight and later doubled down on the clash with Danis, who is roughly 230lbs lighter than Hall.Taylor said he will announce Danis’ opponent this week.