The future is unclear for Tony Ferguson.
‘El Cucuy’ picked up his 8th consecutive loss at the hands of Michael Chiesa at UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday night (August 3),
Following the loss, Ferguson took one glove off and left it inside the Octagon. The 40-year-old admitted he is not sure what will be next for him and that he needs to go home and spend some time with his family before deciding what he does next.
Once out of the Octagon, he spoke to Full Send MMA. Discussing the contest, Ferguson said:
“Well, I thought it was going to go a lot further.
“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 going to say man? Good job Mike.”,
The 40-year-old then reflected fondly on his time thus far with the UFC and said he is not ready, just yet, to call time on his career,=.
“I’m very honoured to be able to represent the UFC to the top of my abilities.
“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.”
