Tony Ferguson has vowed not to retire from MMA, telling fans who have told him to hang up the gloves to "shut the f*** up" in an Instagram post.
The former UFC interim lightweight champion has lost his last five fights since a 2019 win over Donald Cerrone, with his most recent submission defeat to Nate Diaz at welterweight causing many to express concern. He was viciously knocked out by Michael Chandler back in May, and has been facing top contenders such as Beneil Dariush, Charles Oliveira and Justin Gaethje.
However, Diaz is far from title contention and was planning to leave the UFC regardless of the result in his hastily-arranged clash with Ferguson. The pair had been due to face Khamzat Chimaev and Li Jingliang respectively, but had their bouts moved due to Chimaev missing weight.
