UFC 296 ended with Leon Edwards retaining the Welterweight title after convincingly defeating Colby Covington. While Edwards showed his class, another UFC veteran struggled to meet expectations. Tony Ferguson entered the Octagon to end his losing streak. However, the 39-year-old lost his fight against Paddy Pimblett and extended his losing streak to seven. 

From winning twelve fights in a row to losing seven in a row, Ferguson’s downfall has been nothing but shocking. With his recent loss against Pimblett, the calls for his retirement have gone stronger. However, the 39-year-old is still confident of turning back his career and took to Instagram to share his thoughts. 

Fans share their opinion after Ferguson refuses to retire from the sport 

” El Cucuy” became the first fighter in the UFC lightweight division to win twelve fights. During this period, he also managed to win the interim lightweight title. However, Ferguson’s recent form has been entirely out of place. His last win came against Donald Cerrone at UFC 238 via second-round TKO. Ferguson then lost against Justin Gaethje at UFC 249, ending his winning streak. Since then, the 39-year-old has been trying to get back to winning ways.

” El Cucuy” worked hard before his fight at UFC 296 and even took the help of renowned endurance coach David Goggins. However, his training did not help him in the fight as the judges scored all the rounds in favor of Pimblett. With Ferguson losing seven fights in a row, fans have suggested that the former champ retire from the sport. The 39-year-old, however, feels he can still return to winning ways and has no intention of retiring. Fans, after hearing this, have shared their opinion on Instagram. Let us take a look at some comments:

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One fan commented:

“Im gonna train to make it to the ufc to give Tony a win to retire on”

Another fan seemed a bit frustrated with Ferguson:

“How many times do we have to teach you this lesson old man”

Other fan looked a bit dejected with his current form:

“We all went from ” it’s tony time” to ” tony, it’s time”

Another fan took a dig at his losing streak:

“Still new records to set champ, nobody has ever lost 10 in a row”

Few more comments include:

“Tony, it’s time “

“Just retire. You’re cooked”

“He’s gonna go on a 7 win streak don’t worry” 

As we go through the comments, we realize most fans want the 39-year-old to retire from the sport. Does the UFC CEO also feel the same for Tony Ferguson?

Does Dana White want Tony Ferguson to retire? 

The UFC has recently changed its approach to dealing with underperforming veteran fighters. They have parted ways with many fighters like Tyron Woodley, Junior Dos Santos, and Yoel Romero, among many others. While speaking at the UFC 296 post-fight press conference, Dana White was asked whether he would allow Ferguson to keep fighting?

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White made it clear that there are a lot of factors that need to be considered before lining up his next fight. However, he did mention that ” El Cucuy” looked like a fighter who needed to retire. Will we see Tony Ferguson return to fight again at the UFC? Or will the 39-year-old retire from the sport? Let us know in the comments below. 

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