After learning that his new acne cream makes him resistant to pain, Napoleon picks a fight with a bully at school. When the coach sees Napoleon's strength in action, he invites him to join a local underground fight club.
When Professor Koontz uses a scantron machine to pair students romantically, Napoleon is matched with Tokiko, the Japanese exchange student, a disappointed Deb is paired with bully Don Moser and Pedro is happily paired with Don's girlfriend Summer Wheatley.
Napoleon's life-long belief in the awesomeness and magic of ligers is shattered when he gets a job at a liger farm and learns that they may not be the magnificent beasts he has always imagined. Luckily, the sweetness of Deb helps to restore his faith.
When sales for the school paper plummet and the school threatens to shut it down, Deb comes to the rescue with the promise of a great story that will save The Preston Bugle. She decides to do an interview with Pedro, the school president, and is thrilled when he grants her unlimited access. But Deb's article puts in him hot water with the townspeople, and even Napoleon's sweet dance moves can't save the day.
Uncle Rico and Napoleon team up to participate in the annual Preston, ID, bed races and prevent Grandma, a six-time champion, from winning again this year. During the race Uncle Rico persuades Napoleon to cheat in order to beat her and restore him to his former glory after losing the big high school football game years earlier.
The Future Farmers of America's state competition is coming up. But when Napoleon's partner drops out, he begs Pedro to be his teammate. Pedro reluctantly agrees and they set out to beat Napoleon's FFA rival, Filson, for a second year in a row. While at the event, Napoleon loses focus when the FFA Queen puts the moves on him. In the end, Pedro comes to the rescue.