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Tony Ferguson plans 2025 return to the UFC: ‘I’m too old to retire’

Former interim lightweight titleholder, Tony Ferguson has confirmed plans to fight as soon as the opening quarters of 2025, claiming he was “too old to retire” as he targets another outing under the banner of the UFC.

Ferguson, a former interim lightweight champion, returned to action earlier this summer on the main card of UFC Fight Night Saudi Arabia, succumbing to a record-setting eighth professional loss in the form of a first round rear-naked choke submission defeat to Michael Chiesa at the welterweight limit.

Tony Ferguson lays glove in the Octagon, weighs up retirement after UFC Abu Dhabi loss
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And linked with a retirement from action in the immediate aftermath of his loss, Oxnard veteran, Ferguson lay his glove on the Octagon canvas, and claimed he would likely make the final decision on whether or not to continue fighting after consulting with his family.