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Mike Bohn

Tony Ferguson not retiring after UFC 291 loss, says Bobby Green eye poke ‘significantly impaired my vision’

Tony Ferguson says he was not able to operate at maximum capacity for the majority of his UFC 291 loss to Bobby Green, and it likely played a key role in the result.

Ferguson (25-9 MMA, 15-7 UFC) suffered his sixth consecutive loss on Saturday when he succumbed to a third-round technical submission from Green (30-15-1 MMA, 11-9-1 UFC) in their lightweight bout at Delta Center in Salt Lake City. After having some promising moments in the opening minutes, an eye poke from Green caused a halt in the action.

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