Tony
Ferguson doesn’t want to retire despite suffering his eighth
consecutive loss against Michael
Chiesa at
UFC on ABC 7.
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Ferguson suffered a first-round submission loss against Chiesa at
Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Ferguson revealed that he
was feeling nauseous due to nervousness leading up to the
fight.
“Well, I thought it was gonna go a lot further,” he told Full
Send MMA. “Time difference is kind of crazy. Right before we
walked out I kept on feeling like I was throwing up, kind of
feeling just a little bit bad. Lot of nerves going into this s—t. I
got 12 [wins] and eight [losses] now, so it’s kind of crazy. Not
very happy with my performance. Obviously, could have did a little
bit more resting and warming up today. But what the f—k you gonna
say man? Good job Mike.”
Ferguson left one of his gloves in the Octagon after his loss to
Chiesa, labeling it a “see you later” instead of a retirement.
While “El Cucuy” was riding the longest winning streak in UFC
lightweight history at one point, his latest loss puts him on the
longest losing streak in the history of the promotion. However,
Ferguson wants to continue in the UFC even though he doesn’t really
have a strong case to make for a spot on the roster.
“I’m very honored to be able to represent the UFC to the top of my
abilities,” he said. “I say I’m not ready [to retire]. I’m not done
yet, but I don’t know what to say. Should have went out there,
should have got that done, obviously. But I’m an athlete, I don’t
anything else to do besides go out there and f—-ing play… UFC’s
awesome man. I’m the CSO, that’s the Chief Security Officer, so
without me s—t wouldn’t have happened. So I love this company. I
love everything that it stands for, and I’m here for the company
the same way they’re here for me.”