There was no Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event this weekend, but there were still plenty of fisticuffs to go around. “Paul vs. Joshua” went down on Friday (Dec., 19, 2025) in Miami, Fla., which saw Anthony Joshua obliterate Jake Paul in the sixth round which left him with a mangled jaw (see it again here). The next day (Sat., Dec. 20) Misfits 23 went down in Dubai which saw Chase DeMoor defeat Andrew Tate in one of the worst fights you will ever see (highlights), while Tony Ferguson defeated
Warren Spencer in his second pro boxing fight (highlights).
Biggest Winner: Tony Ferguson
“El Cucuy” is enjoying a career resurrection of sorts since he has now won two straight boxing matches under the Misfits banner. He is the MFB Middleweight champion and is now 2-0 with the promotion after dismantling Warren Spencer. This is a nice run to start off his new career after losing his last eight fights under the UFC banner. Granted, no one is going to mistake his first two opponents as world-class fighters, but at least he’s winning and he is looking pretty decent doing it, too. If he plays his cards right he could become one of the faces of Misfits Boxing. If you’re wondering why we didn’t put Joshua in this spot it’s for the simple fact that he didn’t do anything that the majority of fight fans didn’t already expect him to.
Runner Up: Anderson Silva
At 50 years of age, Silva is still proving to all the naysayers that he still has something left in the tank. And he did just that after he knocked out former UFC Welterweight champion, Tyron Woodley, in the second round of their boxing bout. “The Spider” tagged “The Chosen One” with a nice uppercut that marked the beginning of the end for his foe. With the win, Silva — the former UFC Middleweight champion of the world — improves to 4-2 as a boxer and is determined to keep going following his latest win. And if he has his way he will be facing longtime rival, Chris Weidman, in the ring next.
Biggest Losers: Andrew Tate and Tyron Woodley
Why is Paul not on here? It’s simple: No one expected him to win. If anything, he may have earned a lot of people’s respect for going a few rounds with one of the baddest Heavyweight to ever put on some boxing gloves. As for Tate, well, he should be embarrassed not only of his performance but for losing to DeMoor. I’m not completely trying to bury DeMoore, but he isn’t a world-class fighter by any stretch of the imagination. He is a reality star-turned boxer with a record of 5-1 against lower level competition. Tate, on the other hand, is an experienced kickboxer with over 80 fights under his belt. I get that he hadn’t competed in five years, but his performance was dreadful. I just don’t see how he will have the confidence to do this once again. As for Woodley, he simply looked dreadful himself against a man who seven years older than him. Woodley is now 0-3 inside the boxing ring, which makes him a less-than desirable fighter to keep booking for boxing fights. I don’t see him going back to MMA anytime soon, so his options are getting slimmer with each and every loss.
For complete UFC Misfits Boxing 23 & Paul vs. Joshua results, coverage, and highlights, click here and here.
