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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Tony ferguson shuts down calls for ufc retirement after seventh consecutive loss - What They Never Told You

Tony Ferguson continues to be defiant in the face of calls for his MMA retirement after another loss at UFC 296.

Ferguson (25-10 MMA, 15-8 UFC), a former interim UFC lightweight champion, tied B.J. Penn for the most consecutive losses in octagon history this past Saturday when he drooped his seventh in a row, a unanimous decision against Paddy Pimblett.

It’s been a radical shift in fortune for “El Cucuy” in recent years. He once put together 12 consecutive wins in the lightweight division but has now slid far the other way. He hasn’t had his hand raised since June 2019.

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