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Tony Ferguson Reverses Retirement Decision: ‘I’m Gonna Get Better and Better’

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Like Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf of Wall Street, Tony Ferguson ain’t f*ckin’ leaving.

Returning to the Octagon on Saturday night, the once-celebrated lightweight etched his name in the history books with his eighth-straight defeat. Following the first-round submission loss to Michael Chiesa in Abu Dhabi, it really looked like Ferguson was going to lay down his gloves for good — something Dana White would certainly approve of at this point.

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However, Ferguson believes he can still turn things around and isn’t ready to put the final nail in the coffin just yet.